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Shabana Azmi recalls Rajesh Khanna standing in queues under chilling temperature, sleeping on floors with no toilets for film shoot

Bollywood 01 Dec 2024

Rajesh Khanna is likewise called the 'first celebrity in Hindi cinema' and enjoys an unmatched level of popularity. He had a chief fan following and defined an generation inside the movie industry. But, currently, Shabana Azmi, who labored with him inside the 1983 movie Avtaar, recalled her experience working with him under tough circumstances in which he confronted the identical problems as others and did not take gain of his 'stardom.'veteran actress Shabana Azmi recalled her hard time capturing the popular song Chalo Bulaawa Aaya Hai from her 1983 film Avtaar, which has made a unique region in the hearts of devotees of Vaishno Devi shrine.

The actress shared that the place wasn't lots advanced at some point of those instances. So, the solid, inclusive of the lead actor Rajesh Khanna, shot in hard situations with out complaining. 

The Neerja actress described that the film shoot required the solid to trek to the temple located at a peak. Modern-day facilities like helicopter services weren't available returned then. Moreover, since it turned into situated in Jammu and Kashmir, the chilly weather and lack of other facilities made it difficult for them.

"Shooting for 'Chalo Bulaawa Aaya Hai' for Avtaar become full of hardships. During the ones days, there were no helicopter services, so we had to trek to attain the temple. There had been no bathrooms at the manner. It become an exceptionally tough scenario," she acknowledged.She questioned the host if he ought to believe a superstar like Rajesh Khanna lining up in queues with 'Dalda dabbas' and capturing in chilling weather. Shabana delivered that their crew slept on floors in Dharamshala, or even 12 layers of blankets had been no longer enough to prevent them from the bloodless, nevertheless, all of them did their work. 

Highlighting the Anand actor's grounded nature and dedication to work regardless of hard situations, she stated, "At that factor in time, Rajesh Khanna could not be like, 'I am a celeb.' We all did it inside the spirit."

For those unaware, the movie performed an essential function in reviving Khanna's career after his career graph went down inside the past due Nineteen Seventies. It made way for him to reclaim his stardom as he were given hit films further like Souten and Agar Tum Na Hote.Shabana Azmi has regularly shared a close friendship with Khanna, and together, the duo worked on seven movies, wonderful audiences with their camaraderie.


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