Yash Chopra and Rajesh Khanna made a hit director-actor pair when they worked together in movies like ‘Ittefaq’ and ‘Daag‘. However, they had a fall-out and never worked with each other. Yasser Usman had once written a biography on Rajesh Khanna which noted why they never worked together again. In the book titled, ‘Rajesh Khanna: The Untold Story of India’s First Superstar‘, Yasser had revealed that Chopra had a problem with his tantrums, meanwhile Rajesh thought Yash made him work very hard.
After his fallout with Rajesh Khanna, Yash Chopra had started working more with Amitabh Bachchan in movies like ‘Kabhi Kabhie’, ‘Silsila‘ and many more. Writer Sagar Sarhadi who was a writer on many movies of Yash Chopra and was also close to Khanna had made this revelation in the biography.
Sagar Sarhadi, the writer of these films, was close to Rajesh Khanna and detailed this rift. The book said, “Sagar remembers once asking Yash Chopra about why he didn’t sign Rajesh again after making a successful film like Daag. Yash Chopra answered, ‘Yaar, working with him is very difficult… He calls his producers to his home and indulges in drinking till late (in the) night. Till the time he doesn’t want to sleep himself, producers have to show their presence there. Then if he is going to Madras for shooting, the producers are to drop him to the airport and receive him when he comes back. I can’t do this. I can’t handle these superstar tantrums on a regular basis.’
The book had further revealed Khanna’s reasons for not working with Yash Chopra and he also said he’s not a good director. The book quoted Sagar saying, “In any case, after Namak Haraam, he had become too insecure of Amitabh. Sagar Sarhadi told me, ‘Once I went to Khandala to write a script. I met Rajesh Khanna there. I asked him, ‘Yaar, why are you not doing films with Yash Chopra?’ He replied irritated, ‘Yash is not a good director. He makes me work hard from morning till evening. I can’t work so hard.’ I started laughing at his answer.”
Rajesh Khanna continues to be remembered as the first superstar of the country. The actor passed away in July 2012.
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