Was Rajesh Khanna a very suspicious person? Is this the reason why Rajesh Khanna and Anju Mahendru’s relationship broke? Did Anju Mahendru become the beginning of tension between Sanjeev Kumar and Rajesh Khanna? And did this bitterness not end even after Rajesh Khanna’s marriage? The discussion on this famous love triangle of old Bollywood has again intensified.
The relationship between Hindi cinema’s first superstar Rajesh Khanna and actress Anju Mahendru is still counted among the most talked about love relationships of Bollywood. Both lived together for many years, but their love story could not reach marriage. Now senior journalist and writer Hanif Zaveri has shared an old incident, which has sparked a new discussion about this relationship. According to Hanif, veteran actor Sanjeev Kumar had already warned Anju Mahendru about Rajesh Khanna’s nature. Not only this, she had also reportedly said that her married life with Rajesh Khanna would not be happy.
Sanjeev Kumar had warned Anju Mahendru
Senior journalist Hanif Zaveri, who wrote Sanjeev Kumar’s authorized biography ‘An Actor’s Actor’, claimed in an interview that there was a good friendship between Sanjeev Kumar and Anju Mahendru. During this time he had advised Anju to be careful about Rajesh Khanna. According to Hanif Zaveri, Sanjeev Kumar had told Anju, “This man is very suspicious. No one can live with him.” He also told that Sanjeev Kumar believed that if Anju Mahendru married Rajesh Khanna, their married life would not be happy.
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Did suspicion become the reason for the rift in Rajesh Khanna-Anju Mahendru’s relationship?
It was also claimed in the interview that Rajesh Khanna had started doubting the friendship between Anju Mahendru and Sanjeev Kumar. Hanif Zaveri quoted Anju Mahendru as saying, “Rajesh Khanna suspected that I was dating Sanjeev Kumar. From there the dispute between the two started.” It is said that this doubt later became a major cause of tension in the relationship between Rajesh Khanna and Sanjeev Kumar. Rajesh Khanna and Anju Mahendru were in a relationship for a long time. However, later both separated. It has been discussed in the Bollywood circles for years that even after the breakup, bitterness remained between the two.
Rajesh Khanna married Dimple Kapadia
After separation from Anju Mahendru, Rajesh Khanna married actress Dimple Kapadia. At that time Dimple was much younger than him. The marriage of both of them was counted among the most talked about marriages of Bollywood for a long time. Reports have been claiming that when Rajesh Khanna married Dimple Kapadia, their marriage procession was taken out in front of Anju Mahendru’s house. However, this claim was never officially confirmed.
The discord between the two was also famous in the film industry.
Hanif Zaveri also told that the discussion of tension between Rajesh Khanna and Sanjeev Kumar was common in the film industry too. It is said that when director J. Om Prakash was planning to cast both the stars in a film, when many people advised him to rethink the decision.