Bollywood superstar Vinod Khanna managed to make females go weak in the knees with his charming personality. He decided to quit the industry and join spiritual Guru Osho Rajneesh.
He later made a comeback after a 5-year hiatus and left behind the spiritual journey. He made a comeback and filmed for Prem Dharam (1987). Director by Mahesh Bhatt, the actor shared the screen with Dimple Kapadia. Vinod was asked to do an intimate scene after a long time, several reports claim that the shot required the actor to hug and kiss Dimple.
During filming the scene, Vinod reportedly lost his control and kept hugging and kissing Dimple, even after director Mahesh Bhatt screamed cut several times. Mahesh Bhatt told the two to reshoot the scene for a longer duration. He changed his position with the crew and sat far to take the shot. As per a report by Bollywood Shadis.com, Vinod continued hugging and kissing Dimple despite the director’s shouting cut.
Mahesh Bhatt once again intervened and rushed towards Khanna to release Dimple from him. As per reports, Dimple was traumatized after the scene and she rushed to her makeup room. Later, Bhatt asked Vinod to convince her that he was drunk and apologize to her. Vinod Khanna admitted that he got carried away as he was filming an intimate scene after a long time.
On the personal front, Vinod Khanna initially married Geetanjali Taleyarkhan and had two sons Akshay Khanna and Rahul Khanna. He then decided to move towards spirituality. Geetanjali tried her best to get him back, but it could not happen. The two parted ways in 1985. Later, Khanna tied the knot with Kavita Daftary and had a daughter and a son from his second marriage.