Rajesh Khanna is often known as the ‘first famous person in Hindi cinema’ and has an unmatched degree of recognition. He had a serious fan following and outlined an period within the movie trade. However, not too long ago, Shabana Azmi, who labored with him within the 1983 film Avtaar, recalled her expertise working with him below difficult circumstances the place he confronted the identical difficulties as others and did not benefit from his ‘stardom.’
In a candid interview with Radio Nasha, veteran actress Shabana Azmi recalled her difficult time capturing the favored music Chalo Bulaawa Aaya Hai from her 1983 movie Avtaar, which has made a particular place within the hearts of devotees of Vaishno Devi shrine.
The actress shared that the place wasn’t a lot developed throughout these occasions. So, the forged, together with the lead actor Rajesh Khanna, shot in troublesome circumstances with out complaining.
The Neerja actress described that the movie shoot required the forged to trek to the temple positioned at a peak. Fashionable-day services like helicopter providers weren’t accessible again then. Furthermore, because it was located in Jammu and Kashmir, the chilly climate and lack of different services made it troublesome for them.
“Taking pictures for ‘Chalo Bulaawa Aaya Hai’ for Avtaar was crammed with hardships. Throughout these days, there have been no helicopter providers, so we needed to trek to succeed in the temple. There have been no bathrooms on the best way. It was an especially troublesome scenario, “she recounted.
She questioned the host if he might think about a famous person like Rajesh Khanna lining up in queues with ‘Dalda dabbas’ and capturing in chilling climate. Shabana added that their staff slept on flooring in Dharamshala, and even 12 layers of blankets weren’t sufficient to forestall them from the chilly, nonetheless all of them did their work.
Highlighting the Anand actor’s grounded nature and dedication to work regardless of powerful circumstances, she talked about, “At that cut-off date, Rajesh Khanna could not be like, ‘I’m a famous person.’ All of us did it within the spirit.”
For these unaware, the movie performed an vital position in reviving Khanna’s profession after his profession graph went down within the late Seventies. It made manner for him to reclaim his stardom as he acquired hit movies additional like Souten and Agar Tum Na Hote.
Shabana Azmi has typically shared an in depth friendship with Khanna, and collectively, the duo labored in seven movies, entertaining audiences with their camaraderie.
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