{"id":42169,"date":"2017-10-15T02:49:18","date_gmt":"2017-10-15T09:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=42169"},"modified":"2017-10-15T02:49:54","modified_gmt":"2017-10-15T09:49:54","slug":"when-rajesh-khanna-ridiculed-amitabhs-punctuality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/when-rajesh-khanna-ridiculed-amitabhs-punctuality\/","title":{"rendered":"When Rajesh Khanna Ridiculed Amitabh\u2019s Punctuality"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amitabh Bachchan waves at his fans on his arrival at Raja Bhoj Airport in Bhopal, Oct. 6. (Press Trust of India)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Just when Amitabh Bachchan was making a foothold in Bollywood, Rajesh Khanna, already a superstar, had sneered at the angry young man\u2019s punctuality, calling it a clerical trait, a new book has revealed.<\/p>\n

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While Khanna was known for throwing tantrums and coming late for shoots, Bachchan was getting appreciated by the film fraternity for being very professional and punctual.<\/p>\n

According to \u201cExcellence – The Amitabh Bachchan Way\u201d by Virender Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna didn\u2019t react well to this.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe apparently said in an interview that he believed that clerks were punctual and that he was not a clerk, but an artist,\u201d says the book.<\/p>\n

During this time, Bachchan was still emerging as a star and had just begun receiving appreciation from the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cBragging about his position, he added that he was not a slave of his moods but instead, his moods were his slaves,\u201d it adds.<\/p>\n

Bachchan, however, not just remained respectful to Khanna but also admitted that the latter would always be the only superstar for him.<\/p>\n

Bachchan was highly impressed by the fact that the late actor had appeared in 153 films by 1991, in a span of 25 years which included 101 solo and 21 multi-star-cast films.<\/p>\n

He was in awe of Khanna\u2019s immense hard work and respected that despite having three films releasing every year, he had managed to give 95 jubilee hits.<\/p>\n

But later, in a way, he replaced Khanna becoming the \u2018Angry Young Man of Bollywood.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Fans offering prayers to a statue of Amitabh Bachchan on the occasion of his 75th birthday, in Kolkata, Oct. 11. (Press Trust of India)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIn an interview, however, Bachchan confessed that he had never expected to play lead roles. He always thought he was not conventionally good-looking and felt that he would never look as good as Rajesh Khanna,\u201d the book says.<\/p>\n

The book reveals Bachchan, seeing Khanna\u2019s photos in Filmfare<\/em>, often wondered \u201cYaar, ye aadmi kya khaata hai? Iske gaal itne lal kaise hain? (What does this man eat? How are his cheeks so red?)\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite being two of the leading actors in Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan in a rare interview had revealed that the duo never \u201cbickered, argued or tried to upstage one another in any manner\u201d on the sets of \u201cAnand\u201d or \u201cNamak Haraam.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the contrary, when Bachchan was working in Calcutta (now Kolkata) and was keen to join films, his inspiration was Khanna.<\/p>\n

He recalled how happy he had been when Hrishikesh Mukherjee asked him to work with Rajesh Khanna in \u201cAnand.\u201d \u201cIt was a dream come true\u201d for him.<\/p>\n

Bachchan remained a modest admirer of the late actor throughout his career as he would always admit his fame was purely because he was working with Khanna.<\/p>\n

And the admiration wasn\u2019t one-sided.<\/p>\n

After seeing Bachchan in \u201cNamak Haraam\u201d at a trial at Liberty cinema, Khanna knew his time was up.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2019Here is the superstar of tomorrow,\u2019 he had told Hrishikesh Mukherjee.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cExcellence – The Amitabh Bachchan Way,\u201d a biographical work on Bachchan by Rupa publications, released Oct. 11, on his 75th<\/sup> birthday.<\/p>\n

Happy Birthday, @SrBachchan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amitabh Bachchan waves at his fans on his arrival at Raja Bhoj Airport in Bhopal, Oct. 6. (Press Trust of India) Just when Amitabh Bachchan was making a foothold in Bollywood, Rajesh Khanna, already a superstar, had sneered at the angry young man\u2019s punctuality, calling it a clerical trait, a new book has revealed. While…<\/p>\n

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