Rajesh Khanna never allowed this actress to work with other heroes, she did her last film with him, later married someone else, she is...

The public adored this legendary actress from Bollywood when she starred on screen with Rajesh Khanna in the 1960s and 1970s. Remarkably, their motion pictures performed well at the box office. Published: September 18, 2024 8:32 AM IST By Edited by Rajesh Khanna was a hit machine in Bollywood.

He is said to as the first superstar of the Hindi film industry. Yes. you read that right! Javed Akhtar recently said ‘those were the times when a child born in India would say Rajesh Khanna first and then mumma-papa.



His first three consecutive hit films as an actor were , , and . He swiftly completed 47 films, surpassing his predecessors Dev, Dilip, Shammi Kapoor, and Rajendra Kumar in terms of his extraordinary popularity among fans and critics. However, he was the subject of numerous conversations in the industry.

He once got upset when this actress worked with Dharmendra or Dev Anand. Who was she? Keep scrolling to know more. Mumtaz, a veteran star, revealed during an interview that Rajesh Khanna would get upset if she worked with other actors.

The duo’s combination was reportedly a huge hit. They starred in several big films like (1969), (1970), (1971), (1972), (1974), and (1974), among many others. Speaking to Rediff, Mumtaz revealed there was a time when Rajesh Khanna was so under the spell that he would grow upset if she united with any other actor.

The 77-year-old actor further mentioned that he used to become upset when I signed a movie with any other hero, like Dharmendra or Devsahab. She quickly defended saying that this was his way of showing me that he cared. Mumtaz was never upset, even if Rajesh Khanna had worked with other female actors.

It didn’t matter that he believed they had rights over me. It indicated his concern for me. For the uninitiated, Rajesh Khanna passed away in 2012, leaving behind his estranged wife Dimple Kapadia along with two daughters – Twinkle and Rinke Khanna.

The former married superstar Akshay Kumar. Mumtaz, meanwhile, quit the industry in 1990. When asked if she would ever return to the film industry, she has always stated her wish to collaborate with Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

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