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  • When Rajesh Khanna stated success made him really feel ‘next to God’, he couldn’t deal with flops: ‘Dimple thought I had gone insane’

    When Rajesh Khanna was on the high of his sport within the early Nineteen Seventies, there was nobody who was remotely in the identical bracket as him. The actor had loved a success streak of 15 movies and was the most well-liked star on the time. Years later, Kaka, as he was fondly known as, shared that he felt ‘next to God’ in that section. In a chat with Movie Magazine in 1990, Rajesh recalled the precise second when he felt profitable.

    He shared, “I felt next to God! I still remember the exact moment when for the first time I became aware of how mind-blowing super-success can be. It psyches you totally — or you’re not human. It was just after Andaaz, at a lottery draw held at the Vidhan Sabha in Bangalore.” Kaka recalled that Andaz’s premiere was held there and there was a sea of people that welcomed him. While Shammi Kapoor was the star of the movie, Rajesh Khanna featured in it for the tune ‘Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana’, and that tune grew to become the spotlight of the movie. “One couldn’t see anything but heads bobbing down the whole road, which was not only broad but almost ten miles long. And there was just one echo of the voices – `Haaaaa…’ You know, it was like a stadium in the times of the Romans. I wept like a baby,” he stated.

    After discussing this second, Kaka recalled the crash that he confronted in his profession when his movies stopped working. He shared that he was consuming rather a lot on the time and one night time, he began yelling. “Later, when I started slipping, I hit the bottle. I mean, I am not a super human being. You are not Jesus Christ and I am not Mahatma Gandhi. I remember that once at three o’clock in the morning I was pretty high on spirits and suddenly it was too much for me to stomach because it was my first taste of failure,” he stated.

    This was the section of Khanna’s profession when he had seven flops back-to-back. “One after another, seven films had just flopped in a row. It was raining, pitch-dark and up there alone on my terrace, I lost control. I yelled out. ‘Parvardigar, hum garibon ka itna sakt imtihan na le ki hum tere vajood ko inkar kar de (God, don’t test my patience to such an extent that I question your very existence).” Of course, Dimple and my employees got here working, pondering that I had gone insane. It was as a result of success hit me a lot that I couldn’t take the failure,” he shared.

    Rajesh Khanna continued to work in motion pictures within the Nineteen Eighties, however not like the early Nineteen Seventies, his movies now weren’t as huge, and even as profitable. Films like Avatar, Swarg, have been rarities for him now. One of the final notable roles that he did was for Rishi Kapoor’s Aa Ab Laut Chelein in 1999.

  • When an indignant Jaya Bachchan reprimanded Rajesh Khanna for insulting Amitabh Bachchan, predicted ‘he’ll run Bollywood someday’

    Actor-MP Jaya Bachchan is understood for by no means mincing her phrases and talking the reality. This is a trait she seems to have all the time had. Back within the day when she was a well-known actor and pals with Amitabh Bachchan, who was nonetheless struggling to search out his toes within the movie trade, she had known as out the highest star of the day, Rajesh Khanna, for insulting Big B.

    Rajesh Khanna and Jaya Bachchan, Bhaduri then, had been engaged on Bawarchi (1972). Amitabh would usually go to the units to speak together with his pals. Khanna apparently didn’t like this and suggested Jaya to keep away from him. He apparently instructed that Amitabh had no future within the trade. An indignant Jaya retorted that the person he’s speaking all the way down to will someday run the movie trade.

    A nonetheless from Rajesh Khanna and Jaya Bachchan’s movie Bawarchi (1972). (Photo: Express Archive)

    Coincidentally, it was Deewar (1975) that established Amitabh within the trade, a movie that was purported to be achieved by Rajesh Khanna. The movie was directed by Yash Chopra and written by Salim-Javed.

    Deewar cemented Amitabh Bachchan’s indignant younger man persona.

    In an earlier interview, Rajesh Khanna had revealed, “Salim-Javed and I had differences. They refused to give the script to Yash Chopra because they wanted only (Amitabh) Bachchan. So, although Yashji wanted me for Deewar, he had no choice. And, I guess overall, he must have felt that maybe Amitabh fitted the bill better. Later, I saw just two reels of Deevar and honestly, I said, ‘Wah kya baat hai’. Talent was always there whether I worked with him in Anand or Namak Haram – I mean handi mein se agar chawal ka ek daana nikalo to pata lag jaata hai ki kya hai (if you take out a grain of rice from the pot you know its quality)– but talent needs the right break. After Deewar I always envied him. Only thing is, I smiled each time he slipped because he made the same mistakes that I once made.”

  • Mumtaz turns Anju Mahendroo’s new hair stylist, followers say ‘both looking gorgeous’

    Veteran actor Anju Mahendroo took to Instagram to share a brand new photograph with veteran star Mumtaz. Here, Mumtaz may be seen enjoying with Anju’s hair. Anju shared within the caption, “My new Hair stylist 💞💞💞.”

    Fans showered the feedback part with love for the 2 actors. One wrote, “Both looking gorgeous.” Another wrote, “What a stunning photo of both of you!!” “Looking so fresh and energetic,” shared one other fan.

    Anju had a protracted relationship with the late actor Rajesh Khanna. In certainly one of her earlier interviews, Mumtaz had expressed her shock when he introduced his wedding ceremony with Dimple Kapadia. “Rajesh Khanna had a steady woman in his life, Anju Mahendroo for 10 years. We all thought he would marry her but one fine morning he announced that he’s marrying Dimpy (Dimple Kapadia) and shocked everybody,” Mumtaz was quoted by Hindustan Times.

    Mumtaz had stayed away from the movie trade for a couple of years now. Just a few months in the past, she met Shatrughan Sinha and his spouse Poonam Sinha. Shatrughan shared images from their meet on Instagram and wrote, “It was a delightful surprise when our friend & my personal favourite, the most beautiful, talented, elegant actor #Mumtaz paid us a visit at our home ‘Ramayana’ just a few days back. It was truly nostalgic remembering the good old times, spent as friends & artists.”

    Here photograph with Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur additionally went viral on social media.

  • Biopic on Rajesh Khanna to be Directed by Farah Khan, Produced by Nikhil Dwivedi

    Biopic on Rajesh Khanna: On the eve of famous person Rajesh Khanna’s 79th beginning anniversary on Tuesday, producer Nikhil Dwivedi introduced a biopic on the long-lasting star, for whom the time period famous person was initially coined.  The movie will likely be primarily based on Gautam Chintamani’s bestseller, Dark Star: The Loneliness Of Being Rajesh Khanna. Talking in regards to the challenge, Nikhil Dwivedi mentioned, “Yes, I’ve acquired the rights to Gautam Chintamani’s book, Dark Star, and I’m in talks with Farah Khan to make the film. That’s all I can say for now. As and when any major development happens, I’ll be happy to share because I’m really very excited about bringing Rajesh Khanna’s story to the big screen.”Also Read – Nora Fatehi-Terence Lewis Burn Stage With Their Sizzling Performance On ‘Bheegi Bheegi Raaton Mein’ Farah Khan, who might helm this movie, mentioned, “Yes I have read Gautam’s book and it’s very fascinating. It’s definitely an exciting story. We are in a conversation over this but I cannot comment more.” Rajesh Khanna, along with his impeccable journey within the movie trade, had delivered 17 successive super-hits in three years from 1969-71, which included 15 consecutive solo super-hit movies. Also Read – Dharmendra Recalls Calling Hrishikesh Mukherjee After ‘Downing a Few Pegs’ Over Losing Anand Such was the craze about him that feminine followers reportedly wrote letters in blood to him, married his pictures and went into mourning when he tied the knot with Dimple Kapadia in March 1973. ‘Kati Patang’, ‘Anand’, ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’, ‘Bawarchi’ and ‘Amar Prem’ are a few of his memorable movies. Also Read – Rajesh Khanna Birth Anniversary: Remembering Kaka With Some of His Memorable Songs

    Rajesh Khanna handed away in 2012 on account of most cancers. He was posthumously awarded India’s third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan in 2013 for his work within the leisure trade.

  • Twinkle Khanna remembers baffled response when an astrologer instructed her she’d marry Akshay Kumar: ‘Who? I don’t even know him’

    Writer Twinkle Khanna recalled her response when her father’s astrologer instructed her that she would marry Akshay Kumar. Twinkle is the daughter of the late actor Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, and she or he truly ended up marrying Akshay Kumar.
    In an interview with Jackie Shroff, posted on her Tweak India YouTube channel, they mentioned how astrology is seen as a ‘joke’ by some folks; Jackie’s father was an astrologer, and had predicted some main occasions that got here true. Twinkle stated that she, personally, doesn’t consider in astrology, however stated that her father used to seek the advice of an astrologer again within the day.

    “Before I met my husband, that astrologer told him (Rajesh Khanna) and he told me, ‘You will marry Akshay Kumar’. And I was like, ‘Who?’. He said the full name. Can you imagine. I was like, ‘Who? I don’t even know him’.”
    Twinkle continued, “And then, I married Akshay Kumar, and after many years, he came with that astrologer for coffee. And I don’t really ask people these things, and I said, ‘How about my business?’ And he said, ‘You will become a writer’. And I hadn’t written anything for 20 years. I said, ‘Tell me about my sajawat ka business, what are you pakaoing me, writer banega rubbish’. And now…”
    Despite this, Twinkle stated she sees no level in ‘knowing’. And Jackie concurred. He stated that he’d by no means gone to his father asking for astrological recommendation, however had been instructed issues. His father was the one who had stated that he would develop into an actor, and had warned his brother to not go away dwelling on the day that he was killed in an accident.

  • Nora Fatehi-Terence Lewis Burn Stage With Their Sizzling Performance On ‘Bheegi Bheegi Raaton Mein’

    Mumbai: Actor-dancer Nora Fatehi and choreographer Terence Lewis has as soon as once more set the stage on hearth with their sensuous efficiency. Recently, a video of duo’s dance from a TV actuality present went insanely viral on social media. In the video, Nora will be seen flaunting her killer dance strikes on a basic 70s tune ‘Bheegi Bheegi Raaton Mein’ starring Rajesh Khanna and Zeenat Aman. The tune is crooned by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar. Geeta Kapoor, the co-judge, gave a shout-out for his or her scorching efficiency. Also Read – Indain Idol 12: Zeenat Aman Suggests Shanmukha Not To Take Criticism To Heart, Asks Her To ‘Ignore, Ignore and Ignore’ Watch Here:The video is from the units of India’s Best Dancer. While Nora seems attractive in a saree, Terence will be seen sporting an ethnic swimsuit. Also Read – Sonu Nigam Breaks Silence on Indian Idol 12 Controversy, Defends Both Amit Kumar And Contestants Last yr, a video had gone viral the place Terrance was seen touching co-judge Nora Fatehi ‘inappropriately’. Later, Terence referred to as it a morphed video and stated that he has been getting a substantial quantity of affection and a spotlight from the other intercourse all through his life and due to this fact he has not executed such a factor ever. Nora too got here to clear the air and hinted that the clip which reveals Terence touched her in an improper method was morphed. Also Read – Indian Idol 12 Controversy: Manoj Muntashir Slams Amit Kumar For ‘Taking Money And Then Criticising The Show’

    Meanwhile, on the work entrance, Nora was final seen on the massive display screen in Remo D’Souza’s movie, Street Dancer 3D. She might be subsequent seen in Bhuj: The Pride of India. Nora rose to fame along with her tune Dilbar from Satyameva Jayate, Batla House’s Saki Saki, and Garmi from Street Dancer 3D. She was final seen in Guru Randhawa’s hit tune Naach Meri Rani.

  • When Rajesh Khanna was roped in to play desi James Bond

    Hindi cinema has all the time been fascinated with James Bond so despite the fact that we by no means had our personal 007, we certainly tried to spin completely different variations of the character over the a long time. In 1974, Bollywood’s reigning famous person Rajesh Khanna was roped in to play the position of the Indian Bond in Narendra Bedi’s movie 007, which was shelved after a number of days of capturing.
    Besides Rajesh Khanna as a global superspy, 007 additionally starred Padmini Kapila, Katy Mirza, Aruna Irani, Asrani, AK Hangal and Prem Chopra. RD Burman was roped in to compose the music.
    Prem Chopra, who was a part of the 007 forged, informed indianexpress.com, “007 was a very interesting film. I have no clue why it got shelved. It had Rajesh Khanna playing desi Bond, and I was supposed to the villain. Both of us worked on 25 films together, and 20 of them were superhits. This film deserved to do well too, but nonetheless, all I remember is that Rajesh Khanna was a superstar and he was great in this film. I had a wonderful time working with him and Narinder ji in 007.”

    While Rajesh Khanna’s 007 by no means noticed the sunshine of day, he performed the position of a spy in movies like The Train (1970), the place he performed a CID agent and Chakravyuh (1978), the place he’s pressured to grow to be a spy.
    (With inputs from Komal RJ Panchal)

  • Akshay Kumar’s cutest birthday want for spouse Twinkle Khanna, shares unseen photograph

    Image Source : TWITTER/AKSHAYKUMAR Akshay Kumar’s cutest birthday want for spouse Twinkle Khanna
    Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar on Thursday devoted an lovely put up for spouse Twinkle Khanna on her birthday at the moment. The diva shares her birthday together with her late father and legendary actor Rajesh Khanna. Taking to social media, Akshay Kumar shared an unseen image with Twinkle and mentioned that he’s glad that he made all of the ‘questionable life choices’ together with her. The photograph exhibits the couple posing for the digicam with their bicycles. While Twinkle flashes a broad smile, Akshay will be seen flaunting his salt and pepper beard.
    Akshay Kumar tweeted, “Here’s to another year of questionable life decisions. But I’m so glad I get to make all of them with you.. Happy birthday Tina”
    Here’s to a different 12 months of questionable life choices. But I’m so glad I get to make all of them with you ♥️ Happy birthday Tina 😘 pic.twitter.com/ERCQn0SmqE— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) December 29, 2020

    Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna are some of the fascinating {couples} in Bollywood. Recently, Twinkle had shared an attention-grabbing photograph with the celebrity as have been seen twinning in a black one-shoulder high. While Twinkle Khanna was seen sporting a correct black-colored one-sided off-shoulder high, Akshay Kumar was seen sporting a stretched black coloured pull-over to make it appear like an off-shoulder high.
    Twinkle wrote, “Making fun of each other as we go along. Dude, after this you are really going to get a cold shoulder in more ways than one:).” She additional added that Akshay Kumar makes her coronary heart hum a cheerful track as she wrote,”#YouMakeMyHeartHumAHappySongSometimes.”

    On the skilled entrance, Akshay Kumar is capturing for Aanand L. Rai’s Atrangi Re, additionally starring Sara Ali Khan and Dhanush. The movie is billed as a cross-cultural love story. Reportedly, Sara performs a woman from Bihar, and he or she has romantic tracks with Akshay in addition to Dhanush within the movie. Written by Himanshu Sharma, Atrangi Re is slated to open in 2021.

  • Rajesh Khanna Birth Anniversary: Remembering Kaka With Some of His Memorable Songs


    Aradhana – Mere Sapno Ki Rani Directed by Shakti Samanta, this 1969 romantic film starred Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna in lead roles. It received the Filmfare Award for Best Film on the seventeenth Filmfare Awards. Kati Patang – Pyar Deewana Hota Hai The 1971 film was produced and directed by Shakti Samanta and it was a field workplace success. Along with Rajesh Khanna, it had actress Asha Parekh starring within the lead function. It additionally starred actors Nasir Hussain, Bindu, Prem Chopra, Daisy Irani and Sulochana Latkar.

    Aaja Piya Tohe Pyar Doon -Baharon Ke Sapne Created beneath the Nasir Hussain movies’ banner, this 1967 film had Rajesh Khanna and Asha Parekh within the lead roles. It additionally starred actors Premnath, Madan Puri and Rajendranath. This film was distinctive as a result of its makers had been compelled to vary its ending from a tragic one to happier one following the general public response it received within the first week of its launch. Kuch Toh Log Kahenge Logon Ka Kaam Hai Kahana -Amar Prem It is a 1972 movie directed by Shakti Samanta, and is a remake of 1970 Bengali movie Nishi Padma. It stars Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore within the lead roles together with Vinod Mehra. The movie is famous for its music by RD Burman; numbers sung by well-known playback singers like Kishore Kumar, RD Burman’s father SD Burman and Lata Mangeshkar.

    Ye Shaam Mastani – Kati Patang  Zindagi Ke Safar Mein Guzar Jaate – Aap Ki Kasam Marking the directorial debut of J Om Prakash and likewise produced by him, the 1974 film starred Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz, Sanjeev Kumar, Rehman, Asrani and AK Hangal. The music is by RD Burman, who obtained the one Filmfare nomination for the movie. Rajesh Khanna died on 18 July 2012, on the age of 69 after a interval of sickness. He has been posthumously awarded India’s third highest civilian honor, Padma Bhushan. He has additionally been honored with a stamp and statue in his likeness, and a highway renamed after him by the Prime Minister of India. He was married to actress Dimple Kapadia and had two daughters along with her, actresses Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna.