Ketan Anand recollects father Chetan Anand’s phrases on Rajesh Khanna: ‘I don’t work with stars, I work with actors’ | Hindi Film Information – The Occasions of India – The Imperial Wire Insider

Filmmaker Ketan Anand, son of the late Chetan Anand, not too long ago mirrored on how superstardom can typically turn into a burden reasonably than a blessing. Utilizing Rajesh Khanna’s profession for example, Ketan spoke about how his father believed that success is much tougher to navigate than failure.Talking on the Unheard Tales Podcast, Ketan stated, “Look what occurred to Rajesh Khanna. He would have been a complete legend in his personal time, he was, for a number of years. His first movie was Aakhri Khat, with my father. He bought his break with my father. My father all the time wished new individuals.”

‘I don’t work with stars, I work with actors’

Ketan recalled that after Rajesh Khanna rose to superstardom, Chetan Anand consciously selected to not collaborate with him, regardless of being questioned concerning the resolution repeatedly.“When he grew to become a giant hit, dad was not working with him. Individuals used to return to him and say, ‘Aapka hero hai, aap uske saath kaam kyun nahi karte?’ (He’s your hero, why don’t you’re employed with him?) Dad stated, ‘I don’t work with stars, I work with actors. Jab usko zaroorat padegi woh wapas aayega (When he wants me, he’ll come again),’” Ketan stated.

The reunion that led to Kudrat

Years later, after experiencing each the highs of superstardom and its eventual decline, Rajesh Khanna did return to work with Chetan Anand. Their reunion resulted in Kudrat, a movie that went on to obtain widespread acclaim and remains to be considered one in every of their best collaborations. “And he did come again in direction of the top of his profession. They did a movie collectively referred to as Kudrat. What a wonderful movie that was,” Ketan added.