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Rajesh Khanna, who enjoyed a massive fanbase had broken millions of hearts when he got married to actress, Dimple Kapadia in 1973. However, before marrying Dimple, Rajesh Khanna was in a steady relationship with actress, Anju Mahendroo and his colleagues were certain that Kaka would only marry Anju. On Rajesh Khanna’s birth anniversary, Anju remembered the late actor.
To mark Rajesh Khanna’s birth anniversary, Anju Mahendroo took to her IG handle and posted an unseen picture with him. In the throwback candid picture, Anju was seen sitting and looking at him. Rajesh Khanna, on the other hand, looked handsome as usual. Along with the priceless picture, Anju penned a heartfelt note, and it can be read as:
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“Happy birthday Kakaji. Love you n miss you loads!! Peace always.”
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Born on December 29, 1942, as Jatin Khanna, Rajesh Khanna was the first superstar of Indian cinema. Lovingly known as Kaka, Rajesh Khanna made his acting debut with the film, Aakhri Khat at the age of 24. It was in 1971, when his film, Haathi Mere Saathi had broken all the records and after this, there was no looking back for this handsome actor.
Anju had been Rajesh Khanna’s pillar of strength and was a devoted girlfriend to him. Before meeting Dimple Kapadia, Rajesh Khanna was dating Anju Mahendru, and the two were in a live-in relationship for seven years. On the other hand, he too reciprocated his love and care for her. But their relationship couldn’t sail through because of their stark personalities. Rajesh Khanna was an orthodox and Anju was quite the opposite of him. In an interview with Stardust, Anju revealed how he would snap at her choice of clothes even when she wore a saree.
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In the same interview, Anju shared the reason for their breakup and said that he was becoming difficult to deal with after his back-to-back flop movies. The failure of his movies had a big impact on him, and he became moody and began to have temperamental issues. She also stated that Rajesh was keeping tense all the time.
After Rajesh Khanna and Anju Mahendroo had parted ways, he met Dimple and was completely smitten by her beauty and proposed to her. Dimple was a huge fan of Rajesh Khanna and didn’t think twice before accepting his proposal. Dimple was just 16 when she got married to Rajesh, who was 15 years older than her. Rumours have it that Rajesh had deliberately diverted his baraat to pass in front of his ex-girlfriend, Anju Mahendroo's house.
What do you think about Rajesh Khanna and Anju Mahendroo’s priceless picture? Let us know.
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