Entertainment: Rajesh Khanna did not give a single penny to Dimple Kapadia, changed his will before his death, handed over property worth crores to her
Rajesh Khanna earned a lot of name and money in his professional life. He lived his life according to his own terms. Before marriage, he lived in a live-in relationship with Anju Mahendru for 7 years, but could not settle down with her after marriage. After the breakup, Rajesh married actress Dimple Kapadia, who was 16 years younger than him. They had two daughters after marriage, but their married life was not very special. At the last moment, he made a will and did not give a single penny to his wife.
New Delhi. The first superstar of Hindi cinema, Rajesh Khanna, whose stories are still liked by people. Girls used to die for Rajesh's style. Stories like she used to paint his white car red with lipstick are told a lot. It is true that no one had the kind of fan following that 'Kaka' had. It is said that the audience sitting in the cinema hall considered him as one of their own, perhaps this bond with the audience makes him such a superstar. Such a great artist Rajesh Khanna earned a lot of money along with success and became the owner of property worth billions. The actor on whom the girls of that era were crazy, lost to the love of his loved ones. Today is his 82nd birth anniversary.
Rajesh Khanna was also not in the news for his family issues. His married life with Dimple Kapadia was not very special. Some of the reasons were the age difference, some of Rajesh's habits, due to which their married life was not happy. Whereas after marrying Rajesh, Dimple started considering herself the luckiest girl in the world. Rajesh and Dimple became parents of two daughters Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna, but the family broke up.
With time, Rajesh Khanna's stardom started fading, the era of Amitabh Bachchan arrived. Rajesh's stubbornness and his way of living were such that broken relationships and failure in films broke him down badly. He started living in depression. In 2011, Rajesh's health suddenly deteriorated and he was confined to bed. During a checkup, cancer was detected. He underwent a lot of treatment.
Rajesh Khanna lived his last days like the character in his film 'Anand'. His close friend Bhupesh Rasin had told that Rajesh had understood a year before his death that he did not have much time left. In such a situation, Rajesh Khanna's personal life was greatly affected.
The end was coming closer, cancer was eating him up. It is said that Rajesh Khanna remained silent in his last moments. He only wanted his daughters to be in front of him. Twinkle could not come rarely because she was pregnant but Rinke was always with him. In such times, Dimple Kapadia took great care of him.
Rajesh had a feeling that his last moments were near, he knew that he could leave this world at any time, so he made his will. This has been mentioned in Yasir Usman's book 'Kuch toh log kahenge'. Dimple did not want anything from Rajesh Khanna.
He had said, 'I don't want anything, whatever you want to give, give it to your children'. Rajesh did the same. He gave property worth crores to his daughters and did not give a single penny to his wife.