Amitabh Bachchan Shares Rajesh Khanna’s Last Words
Yesterday night, Amitabh Bachchan - who did one of his first films with Rajesh Khanna, Anand - wrote a blog talking about the relationship he shared with the superstar. In the post, he talks about going to Rajesh Khanna’s house, Aashirwad, to pay his respects, when someone close to the family came up to him and told him what Rajesh Khanna’s last words were.
Rajesh Khanna’s last words: “Time ho gaya hai. Pack up!”
He lived for his films – we already told you that he wanted to organize a screening of them – so it somehow seems fitting that that’s what he equated his life with: a film.
Amitabh Bachchan also recounted the first time he went to Aashirwad to visit Rajesh Khanna:
Amitabh Bachchan says: “I visited his residence ‘Aashirwad’ just once when we were working together, to wish him on his birthday, only to realize when I reached their, that I had come in a day earlier. He was magnanimous enough to understand my awkwardness and asked me to stay back. The next day on his birthday he hosted me again.”
He even talks about that iconic scene in Anand, during the death of Rajesh Khanna’s character:
“When the shooting of ‘Anand’ began, the one moment that always worried me was, that last scene when I break down after his death and urge him emotionally to speak! Not being able to find a method in my own very limited acting experience, I sought the help of Mehmood Bhai. And I still remember what he told me - He said, “just think Amitabh, R-a-j-e-s-h K-h-a-n-n-a is dead!! And you will get everything right.” It was not so much a tutorial in acting that he expounded. It was an exalted acknowledgement of Rajesh Khanna’s presence and position in the psyche of the nation, that he was drawing my attention to.”
More on Big B’s blog here.
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August 20th, 2012 at 4:36 pm
Super Star Rajesh Khanna will be an icon 500 yrs from now.
With the advent of electronic media none of our videos/films will ever ever die . so even 500 years from now it will be possible to google rajesh khanna and see everything like today.
At that time we are sure that Kaka will score over all else from our time because of his values and eternal love that he propagated in his films and his immortal songs..people may even be studying his songs like we do Shakespeare, Tansen, Thyagaraja today.
October 7th, 2012 at 9:33 am
Hello, I read your blogs on a regular basis. Your story-telling style is awesome, keep it up!