Which veteran actor supported Mahesh Bhatt's career?
Which veteran actor supported Mahesh Bhatt's career?
mahesh bhatt has made many great films. His films like 'Aashiqui' and 'Sadak' were very famous. Recently, mahesh bhatt talked about the early days of his career and also shared memories of the time when he helped filmmaker raj Khosla. During this, he also revealed that a veteran actor played an important role in his career.
Never seen stardom like Rajesh Khanna
Actually, during an interview given to Radio Nasha, Bhatt told that he met Khosla during the last schedule of the film Do Raaste. rajesh khanna and mumtaz played the lead roles in this film. When Bhatt met the famous director for the first time, the iconic song of the film "Tune Kajal Lagaya Din Mein Raat Hogi" was being filmed. Bhatt was surprised by Rajesh Khanna's stardom, he said, "I had never seen stardom like rajesh khanna before. Nowadays stars benefit a lot from wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">digital platforms. At that time, with only a few film magazines and limited prints, rajesh khanna managed to create a level of popularity that was never seen before.''
Without Vinod Khanna, I would not have been what I am today
Talking about his work with raj Khosla, Bhatt said, "We later made 'Mera Gaon Mera Desh' starring dharmendra and Vinod Khanna. Vinod was not only a colleague but a great friend who played an important role in my life. Without him, I don't think I would have become the person I am today."
Bhatt further said, we shot 'Mera Gaon Mera Desh' in Udaipur. The songs of the film were very wonderful thanks to anand Bakshi and Laxmikant Pyarelal. So, my journey with raj Khosla started like this. And after that we also made a film named 'Do Chor' starring Dharmendra. This film was directed by raj Khosla's assistant Padmanabh. He (Raj Khosla) was the producer. The film was shot in Goa. Then I started my journey and my first four films flopped. My journey was over before it even started, and that's when I came across Arth."