Mahesh Bhatt On Rajesh Khanna Stardom: Mahesh Bhatt has made many nice movies. His movies like ‘Aashiqui’ and ‘Sadak’ were fairly well-known. Lately, Mahesh Bhatt talked about the early days of his profession and shared recollections of the time when he helped filmmaker Raj Khosla. Throughout this, he additionally revealed {that a} veteran actor performed an essential position in his profession.
By no means seen stardom like Rajesh Khanna
In reality, throughout an interview with Radio Nasha, Bhatt revealed that he met Khosla over the last schedule of the movie Do Raaste. The movie starred Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz in lead roles. When Bhatt first met the well-known director, the movie’s iconic tune “Tune Kajal Lagya Din Mein Raat Hogi” was being filmed.
Bhatt was amazed by Rajesh Khanna’s stardom, saying, “I’ve never seen stardom like Rajesh Khanna’s before. These days, stars profit rather a lot from digital platforms. At the moment, with just a few movie magazines and restricted prints, Rajesh Khanna managed to create a stage of recognition that was never seen before.”
Without Vinod Khanna, I might not have been in a position to develop into what I’m right now
Speaking about his work with Raj Khosla, Bhatt mentioned, “We later made ‘Mera Gaon Mera Desh’ starring Dharmendra and Vinod Khanna. Vinod was not only a colleague but also an ideal good friend who played an essential role in my life. Without him, I do not assume I might have developed into the particular person I’m right now.”
Bhatt additionally mentioned that we shot ‘Mera Gaon Mera Desh’ in Udaipur. The songs of the movie were superb because of Anand Bakshi and Laxmikant Pyarelal. That is how my journey with Raj Khosla began. And after that we additionally made a movie named ‘Do Chor’ starring Dharmendra. This movie was directed by Raj Khosla’s assistant, Padmanabh. He (Raj Khosla) was the producer. The movie was shot in Goa. Then I began my journey, and my first 4 movies flopped. My journey was over even earlier than it began, after which I noticed Arth.
Mahesh Bhatt’s ‘Arth’ acquired numerous reward
Arth was Mahesh Bhatt’s sixth movie. The semi-autobiographical movie written by Bhatt about his alleged extra-marital affair with Parveen Babi was critically acclaimed. The movie gained two Nationwide Movie Awards and three Filmfare Awards.