Rajesh Khanna was once jealous of Amitabh Bachchan, never worked with him again, reason will leave you shocked

Bollywood’s very first superstar, who made his audience go crazy, was none other than the Kaka of the industry, Rajesh Khanna. The actor holds the record for the most consecutive hit films. He delivered 15 solo hits back-to-back between 1969 and 1971, and the record remains unbroken even now. While Rajesh Khanna worked with many actors during his golden era, there was one whom he always envied. It was none other than Amitabh Bachchan. However, many people don’t know why.

When Rajesh Khanna was Jealous of Amitabh Bachchan

Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh worked in two films together, including Anand and Namak Haram. But, during the shoot of Namak Haram, Rajesh Khanna spoke some bitter words about Big B and even accused him of doing dirty politics.

This is mentioned in the book Rajesh Khanna: The Untold Story of India’s First Superstar, where writer Yasir Usman reveals that Khanna felt Amitabh Bachchan was undermining him from behind the scenes.

Kaka felt this way when he was working with director Hrishikesh Mukherjee. India’s first superstar expressed that Bachchan was poisoning the director’s mind. That is why he changed the original climax of the film.

Why Did Rajesh Khanna Hate Amitabh Bachchan?

Just like how Rajesh Khanna’s character dies in Anand, Kaka wanted the same scene to be kept in Namak Haram. Hence, he was persuading the director to do so.

Gulzar, in his book, revealed, “We had to change the ending of the film because Hrishikesh Mukherjee had promised Rajesh Khanna a death scene. This change shocked Amitabh Bachchan as he came to know about this big change on the day of shooting.”

It is said that Amitabh Bachchan was deeply saddened by this incident. He felt a sense of betrayal, which is why he remained upset with the film’s writer, Gulzar, for several days.

Rajesh Khanna’s friend Prashant Roy, in an interview, said that during the entire shoot of Namak Haram, Khanna felt that Big B was doing dirty politics against him.

As a result, the tension between Rajesh and Amitabh escalated so much that the two never worked together again.

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