New Delhi .Rajesh Khanna, who is called the first superstar of Hindi cinema, had achieved such popularity in his career, whose example continued to be cited for a long time. The audience's passion for his films and acting made him a big star in the film industry. However, after this period of success, he also had to face difficult times in his career. There have been many discussions regarding the reasons for the decline in his stardom. One of these claims was that the writer duo Salim-Javed had deliberately planned to weaken the career of Rajesh Khanna in order to promote Amitabh Bachchan. Now the reason for the differences between the two comes to light from the old statement of Salim Khan.
To understand the decline in Rajesh Khanna's career, his working style and the changing environment of the film industry during that period are also discussed. In the book written on his life 'Kuch To Log Kahenge', many claims have been made about his behaviour. It is told in the book that many times he did not reach the shooting on time and his tantrums on the sets were also discussed. Apart from this, there have also been reports of people expressing displeasure when any comment was made against them. However, only one reason cannot be held responsible for the ups and downs in his career.
Film environment changed with the rise of Amitabh Bachchan
It was during the era of Rajesh Khanna's stardom that Amitabh Bachchan started making his mark in the film industry. Both the actors also worked together in films. The audience liked the characters of Rajesh Khanna as well as Amitabh. Later, Amitabh's popularity increased and he became a distinct identity in Hindi films. This change has been linked to the decline in Rajesh Khanna's stardom.
The role of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar in this entire incident also became a topic of discussion. Both the writers had worked on the story and screenplay of many of Rajesh Khanna's films. The films he wrote contributed to strengthening the actor's popularity. There was a time when the pairing of Rajesh Khanna and Salim-Javed was seen as a successful team. But later there was distance in their relationship.
There were creative differences regarding the film 'Bhola-Bhala'
The book's author Yasir Usman spoke to Salim Khan about his differences with Rajesh Khanna. During this, Salim Khan had told that there was a creative disagreement between the two parties regarding the film 'Bhola-Bhala'. The film was based on a Marathi film and Rajesh Khanna wanted to make a Hindi adaptation of it. He had given the responsibility of writing its script to Salim-Javed.
According to Salim Khan, Rajesh Khanna wanted to play a double role in this film, but the writer duo did not agree with the idea creatively. This disagreement later became the reason for sourness in relationships. Salim Khan told that Rajesh Khanna felt that he had supported the writers during the time of 'Haathi Mere Saathi' and helped them move forward. Therefore, when both the writers disagreed with him, he did not accept it.
Salim Khan had also clarified that Rajesh Khanna had not provided work to him and Javed Akhtar. According to him, both of them had already got jobs in Sippy Films. After this Rajesh Khanna was associated with him in the film 'Andaz'. In this way, Salim Khan did not accept the notion that his entire career was made because of the opportunity given by Rajesh Khanna.
Resentment increased on working with Amitabh
Later, Amitabh Bachchan got great recognition as an actor through the film 'Zanjeer'. After this Salim-Javed worked with Amitabh on films like 'Deewar'. According to Salim Khan, this change made Rajesh Khanna realize that the writers with whom he had previously worked were now writing films for Amitabh. This could have deepened the already existing disagreements between them.
Denied allegations of conspiracy to end career
When Salim Khan was asked whether he and Javed Akhtar deliberately wrote strong characters for Amitabh Bachchan and planned to end Rajesh Khanna's career, he rejected the allegation. He said that even without causing harm to anyone, another person can make a big name with his hard work and work. He also said that no one's success can be copied.
Salim Khan questioned the notion that the writer duo had systematically pitted Amitabh against Rajesh Khanna. According to him, at that time no one could have even imagined that a bigger star than Rajesh Khanna could emerge. This statement makes it clear that Salim Khan considers creative differences as the reason for the distance between the two, and not any conspiracy to end Rajesh Khanna's career.