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Tej Sapru says Rajesh Khanna abused him, then apologised
Veteran actor Tej Sapru has said that Rajesh Khanna once abused him during a film shoot in Kashmir, leaving him deeply hurt. Sapru, who has worked in over 300 films, told the…
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Veteran actor Tej Sapru has said that Rajesh Khanna once abused him during a film shoot in Kashmir, leaving him deeply hurt. Sapru, who has worked in over 300 films, told the Rediff Podcast that Khanna later apologised and invited him to his hotel, where they spent the night eating and drinking. Sapru described Khanna as a man of contradictions, arrogant at his peak but among the most generous people he had known. He believes Khanna's arrogance may have hastened his career decline compared to contemporaries like Dharmendra and Jeetendra, but insisted no actor matched his following.
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The story of Rajesh Khanna's arrogance has been told so often it risks becoming a caricature. Sapru's account refuses to play along: he reports both the sting of the abuse and the warmth of the apology. The easy narrative, that the superstar's downfall was simply a punishment for his ego, ignores the generosity Sapru also describes. The test for fans is whether they can hold both facts without choosing a side.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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