I've not said that relations between me and Mr Rajesh Khanna are cordial. I'm glad I've been asked this because I do want to talk in great detail about it. When Amitabh was asked about why he goes out of his way to state that he is on cordial terms with Rajesh Khanna when clearly things are not that well between the two. Amitabh had told Stardust Magazine, During those times, Amitabh Bachchan in a magazine interview had spoken about his supposed rivalry with Rajesh Khanna, perhaps for the first time and probably for the last time as well. In the early 70s, it was reported all over that there is a brewing rivalry between the two superstars.
He not only became the biggest box office pull, but is now considered as the Shaheshah of the Hindi film industry. Soon, his co-star of iconic classics like Anand and Namak Haraam, Amitabh Bachchan took over and his career skyrocketed. Such was his stardom that it is still unmatched even today. Rajesh Khanna was the first superstar of Indian cinema. However, he had admitted that when Rajesh Khanna criticised him, it was hurtful.Dharmendra also has Apne 2 in the pipeline.
The actor will play Ranveer Singh's father in the film. The actor recently signed Karan Johar's directorial comeback Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. He was last seen in Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se, alongside his sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. I told him, ‘You were going to give me the role, you told me the story, then why did you give him the film?’ He kept telling me, ‘Dharam, go to sleep, we will talk in the morning.’ He would cut the line and I would call him back asking, ‘Why did you give him the role?'” he said.Īlthough Hrishikesh and Dharmendra couldn't collaborate on Anand, they worked in Chupke Chupke and Guddi later.Īlso read: Hrithik Roshan remembers Jadoo from Koi Mil Gaya: 'I wonder how he would look like today'ĭharmendra has appeared in a handful of movies in recent years. "I didn’t let Hrishida sleep the whole night. And later, I found out that the movie had started rolling with Rajesh Khanna in the lead role."Īfter learning about the casting, Dharmendra called Hrishikesh through the night. While coming from Bangalore, he said to me that ‘we were going to do this’ and ‘we were going to do that’. However, when he learned that Rajesh Khanna was cast in the film, he drunk dialled Hrishikesh Mukherjee to express his disappointment.ĭuring an episode of The Kapil Sharma Show in 2019, Dharmendra revealed, "Hrishida had told me a story on a flight, Anand. The actor, who had previously worked with director Hrishikesh Mukherjee in Satyakam, had revealed that he had heard the script on a flight and wanted to do it. While the film continues to receive much love from cinephiles, not many would know that Dharmendra wanted to do the film too. He played the role of a cancer patient, alongside Amitabh Bachchan. Late actor Rajesh Khanna reached a new height of popularity with the release of Anand.
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