That unique way of delivering a dialogue, of crinkling his eyes and that They got married to his photograph, cut their finger, let the bloodĬharisma - a certain something that went beyond the art of acting. Name, cover his car with lipstick marks and even write him letters inīlood. Legions of female fans, who would line the road for a glimpse, chant his He sparked hysteria, particularly amongst his Up with two of his best co-stars, Sharmila Tagore and Mumtaz, Galore came his way with the two super hit 1969 films - Aradhana Record of consecutive solo super hits still unbroken. Popularly known, was one of the highest paid actors of his time, his Kati Patang, Sachã Jhutha, Aan Milo Sajna, Those were hard times," said Khanna’s friend Satish Khanna, whoĪlso tried his luck in the film industry. "We spent three days in a gurudwara when we reached Bombay. He made his debut with Aakhri Khat in 1966. In 1965, the journey to filmdom started after he won theĪll India Talent Contest organised by United Producers and Filmfare. Jatin to Rajesh, thanks to his uncle who changed his name, when he decided So much," Khanna's foster brother Muni Chand Khanna said.
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He was a simple boy and led a simple life even after achieving Now a temple. He had donated the house and a temple was constructed Walled city Gali TiwarhiãN, the place where the family of Khanna lived is In a congested neighbourhood of Amritsar's In Delhi by foster parents Chuni Lal Khanna and his wife Leela Devi. Born Jatin Arora in 1942, he was adopted and raised Sparked a frenzy never seen before and never since, not even by the likesĬareer, he appeared in about 160 films of which 106 had him as the soloīeginning in Amritsar. Funnily enough, Deewar won the Filmfare award in all major categories including Best Film, Best Director, Best Story, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Dialogues.Original superstar Rajesh Khanna, who has died aged 69, was the man who So Shashi Kapoor came on board and did go on to win the Filmfare award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. The success of Zanjeer and Deewar followed by Sholay resulted in transformation of Amitabh Bachchan to THE AMITABH BACHCHAN.Īfter Amitabh, Salim-Javed went with the script to Shashi Kapoor and sold the script to him on the basis of the iconic dialogue and promised him that even though the screen time is lesser compared to the lead, this role would fetch him a Filmfare award.Īlso read: #CatchFlashBack: Hum Aapke Hain Koun was so huge that these facts will blow your mind Having worked with Bachchan once in Zanjeer, the duo was convinced that no one but him should be cast in the film. But it was a fact that Salim-Javed felt that it was ideal to rope in the legendary Bollywood actor for the film when they were writing the script. It has been over 40 years since the release of Deewar, but the film still lives on. However, post its terrific performance, Salim-Javed were officially called the story kings of the Hindi Film Industry.Īlso read: #CatchFlashBack: When Manmohan Desai thought Amar Akbar Anthony would flop. The film opened with outright negative reviews. What happens with major commercial films in India happened with Deewar as well. However, the producer felt that the same would make the film very 'dry' and insisted that the director add at least three songs. Such a perfect script it was."ĭeewar was initially planned as a song-less film. "As far as the script is concerned, Deewar is better than Sholay.That was one script and screenplay where you didn't have to delete anything after making. The script and screenplay of Deewar was so well written that in one of his interviews, Yash Chopra had said: They endorsed Amitabh Bachchan so vehemently that Yash Chopra asked them in a jocular manner, "Does Amitabh Bachchan pay you commission to recommend him?"Īlso read: #CatchFlashback: How Salim-Javed found Bollywood its 'Angry young man', Amitabh Bachchan The writer duo did not just convince Chopra to cast Bachchan, they also explained why Rajesh Khanna was not suitable for any role in the film. And that's when the Big B bagged the role.
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However the writer duo persisted and managed to convince them that Amitabh Bachchan was the better choice.
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When Salim-Javed narrated the script of Deewar to Gulshan Rai (the producer) and Yash Chopra, the two felt that Rajesh Khanna was the right choice to essay the character of Vijay in the film. In this case, Nirupa Roy, as the long-suffering yet morally strong mother. It also set the precedent of a strong female character. The film had a run of over 100 weeks in theatres. Of course, it also had the iconic dialogue ' Mere Pass Maa Hain', delivered with much dignity and gravitas by Shahshi Kapoor, while a laconic Amitabh Bachchan looked on. The 1975 blockbuster, Deewar, had all this and more. Intensity and drama, love and intrigue, loss and death.