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Rajesh Khanna, the first superstar of Bollywood was shaken by the success of Amitabh Bachchan and he became very insecure about him.
Rajesh Khanna ruled the film industry in the 60s and 70s. However, later Rajesh Khanna's films started to flop, this was the time when Amitabh Bachchan was becoming the next superstar of the film industry and Rajesh Khanna's popularity was constantly declining.
Rare photo of Rajesh Khanna with Amitabh Bachchan.
Late film journalist Ali Peter John had seen Rajesh Khanna's downfall closely. In an old interview, he made some revelations about Kaka.
Rajesh Khanna used to speak ill of Amitabh Bachchan behind his back
Ali Peter John had told that Rajesh Khanna's downfall started after his marriage to Dimple but despite this, he was not ready to reduce his fees or make any kind of adjustments.
According to Ali Peter, 'Rajesh Khanna was so insecure about Amitabh that once he went to the terrace of his bungalow and cried a lot. Not only this, even after knowing that Jaya and Amitabh liked each other, Rajesh Khanna used to speak ill of Amitabh to Jaya. Rajesh Khanna often advised Jaya to stay away from Amitabh and said, why do you hang out with this man? Nothing will happen to you.'
Jaya and Rajesh Khanna worked together in the 1972 film 'Bawarchi'.
When Jaya said, one day see where he will be and where you will be!
Ali Peter John had told in this interview that whenever Amitabh came to meet Jaya on the sets, Rajesh Khanna never missed an opportunity to insult him. Ali Peter, while narrating an incident that he had seen, said- 'Once Jaya had told Amitabh that he should not pay attention to this bad behavior of Rajesh Khanna. Jaya had told Amitabh that one day you will see where he will be and where you will be'.
Rajesh Khanna died of cancer
Rajesh Khanna died of cancer on 18 July 2012. Rajesh Khanna is still remembered for his excellent films like 'Bawarchi', 'Aradhana', 'Haathi Mere Saathi', 'Anand', 'Amar Prem' and 'Namak Haram'.
