Despite being a superstar, Rajesh Khanna couldn’t work with these formidable directors: Film historian Dilip Thakur reveals Hindi film news

deceased actor Rajesh KhannaDespite his immense popularity, he was unable to work with many respected directors. regret He probably carried it with him all his life until his death in 2012.

To talk about this in more detail, film historian Director Dilip Thakur said, “Rajesh Khanna has worked with many big-name filmmakers, but in this film, there are about four directors that I didn’t get a chance to work with.” 70’s And the 80s.

One was showman Raj Kapoor. ”

He continued, “Not many people know that Rajesh Khanna was the first choice for the lead role in ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’ but Shashi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor were against it and one of the reasons was that Khanna caused trouble for Shammi Kapoor during the production of Bundar Baaz. “Rajesh Khanna told Rajesh Khanna that he did not want him to act in any RK film. Later, when he learned that Rajesh Khanna had retired from the media, he was so angry that he left the glass center of his home. He is said to have even kicked the table.In the end, it was his wife.”Dimple Kapadia who asked Raj Kapoor to sign Rajesh Khanna for an RK film.Rajesh Khanna It was much later that I bagged the RK film Aa Ab Raut Chalen directed by Rishi Kapoor.”
Rajesh Khanna also missed the opportunity to work with Prakash Mehra. Thakur said, “The first advertisement for Jadugalu (1989 film) had Rajesh Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha and Zeenat Aman in it, but it was shelved, but later Prakash… Mehra has signed Amitabh Bachchan and produced a film with him.”

Rajesh Khanna also couldn’t work with showman Subhash Ghai. Thakur said, “Subath Ghai had worked with Rajesh Khanna in ‘Aradhana’ as his son’s friend, but the two had never worked together as actor-directors.”
Another filmmaker Khanna couldn’t work with was Gulzar, who made the kind of film that suited him, but it didn’t materialize.