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‘Arrogant’ Rajesh
Khanna was annoyed I
didn’t give him
attention, Sharmila
Tagore supported me:
Farida Jalal was
‘disgusted’ by Kaka’s
influence
Farida Jalal said that Rajesh
Khanna was quite rude to her
on the set of Aradhana,
however, the two became
friends after the shoot.
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By: Entertainment Desk
Updated: June 13, 2024 23:28 IST
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Farida Jalal played a significant role in Rajesh
Khanna's Aradhana.
Veteran actor Farida Jalal and
late actor Rajesh Khanna started
their journey in the film industry
at around the same time. The two
were finalists on the same talent
show, where they were declared
joint winners and offered film
roles. In a recent interview,
Farida recalled working with
Kaka, as he was fondly known, in
the film Aradhana, which made
him a massive superstar. The film
was led by Rajesh and Sharmila
Tagore, but Farida had a
substantial part in it. Farida said
that even before the film became
a hit, Rajesh behaved arrogantly
on set, which led to a few spats
between the two.
“He became ‘The Rajesh Khanna’
after Aradhana. But on the set, he
was already quite arrogant,” she
shared with Bollywood Bubble.
Farida said that she didn’t give
him the star treatment on the set,
which perhaps offended him a
little bit. “I didn’t give him as
much attention, so he got annoyed
with me. I was in my own world.
He was a little annoyed with that,”
she said, while adding that he was
actually quite impressive in the
film.
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She then recalled that Sharmila
Tagore was quite protective of her
on the set as she was a newcomer,
and her support came in handy
when she had a fight with Rajesh.
“I would think this man is very
proud, very arrogant. When I
would ask for rehearsal, he would
say ‘How many rehearsals?’ I was
a newcomer. I felt very bad. I
even said ‘How can you talk to me
like that? I can ask for 10
rehearsals if I want’. We fought
there, Sharmila ji intervened. She
protected me, she would speak in
my defence,” she recalled.
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Aradhana was a massive success;
it ran in theatres for months. At
the time, the cast of the film
would get felicitated in every city
where it had completed a 75-week
run, and it was during this post-
release tour that she and Kaka
became friends.
Recalling the effect of his stardom,
Farida said that she would see
women falling down at his feet
and it would actually “disgust”
her. “I would see how people
would go mad for him. Girls
would fall at his feet. They would
ask him to sign on their arm, face.
I used to feel disgusted looking at
that. He would proudly look at me
and say ‘Dekha?’ I would think I
worked with him but I don’t feel
this way, what is wrong with
them?” she said and added, “I
have never seen this kind of
stardom.”
Farida Jalal was recently seen in
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s
Heeramandi.
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