Rajesh Khanna Stardom: Bollywood’s first superstar Rajesh Khanna was so enchanted that his presence at one time was guaranteed to be a hit. Rajesh Khanna surprised everyone by giving 15 consecutive superhit films. Everyone wanted to work with Rajesh Khanna. Once a famous actress refused to work with Rajesh Khanna simply because she was being cast as Kaka’s sister in the film.
The whole affair is about the film Awaaz, released in 1984. The film was made by Shakti Samanta. The film starred Jaya Prada in the lead role alongside Rajesh Khanna.
When Shakti Samanta was making this film, he wanted to cast Poonam Dhillon in it. But the character that was decided for him was that of Rajesh Khanna’s sister.
Poonam Dhillon refused as soon as he heard the role. He said that if I have to give, then give the role of Rajesh Khanna’s wife or girlfriend. Who would want to be their sister on screen?
After Poonam Dhillon’s refusal, Shakti Samanta finalized Supriya Pathak for the role. Supriya Pathak seems to be Naseeruddin Shah’s sister-in-law in a relationship.
Actually Rajesh Khanna was called King of Romance Bee. Almost all the actresses with him wanted to appear on the screen in a romantic couple. In such a situation, it was justified by the refusal of a big actress like Poonam Dhillon to become her sister in the film.
