Rajesh Khanna Unknown Facts: Many stories related to India’s first superstar Rajesh Khanna are often heard. Rajesh has given many hits in his career. Girls were impressed by his acting style. However, Rajesh Khanna had a bad habit. Actually, he was not punctual. Fed up with this habit of his, once the producer hired a person, who used to beat the actor when he was late. Prem Chopra had told about this.
Rajesh Khanna used to arrive hours late
Prem told in an interview- ‘Rajesh was a great actor, but he had a habit of coming late to the set. The people present on the set did not like this. When people would reach the set and get ready and sit down, Rajesh would arrive after waiting for hours. Producers used to ask him to have lunch before the shoot, but he used to finish his work first.
Regarding Rajesh Khanna arriving late on the set, Prem had said, ‘I was shooting for Haathi Mere Saathi in Madras. The producer of the film was a very strict person regarding his work. He used to send a man to pick up Rajesh Khanna, but despite that he used to reach late.
Prem said, ‘The producer hired a person and when Rajesh Khanna used to come late on the set, that person was beaten. The producer used to ask that person, aren’t we paying you for coming on time? This was a message for Rajesh Khanna and then after some time Rajesh started reaching the set on time.
Rajesh Khanna gave 15 hit films
Let us tell you that Rajesh has tasted a lot of success in his career. He gave 15 hit films from 1969 to 1971. From Aradhana to Haathi Mere Saathi, he enjoyed success. Rajesh’s pairing with Mumtaz and Sharmila Tagore was much liked. The actor had 100 percent success ratio with Mumtaz. His films Roti, Aaina, Apna Desh, Do Raaste, Sacha Jhoota and Aap Ki Kasam were critically acclaimed.
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