The first superstar was Rajesh Khanna, but his ex-wife Dimple Kapadia allegedly said he was too heavy and old to work with Sridevi.
As the “First Superstar of Indian Cinema,” Rajesh Khanna was nothing short of legendary and had a profound impact on Bollywood. His marriage to Dimple Kapadia was one of several events in his personal life that received media attention more than his films.
Dimple made an impressive debut in the business as a teenager in the movie “Bobby,” but she shocked the entertainment community when she announced her exit from the industry after marrying Rajesh, who was much older. Nevertheless, after a while the actress pulled off a comeback.
Dimple Kapadia revealed that her ex-husband Rajesh Khanna had forbidden her from pursuing an acting career in a frank interview with Filmfare in 1985. She spoke openly about the well-known superstar in a number of interviews. Dimple freely revealed details of their troubled marriage and gave first-person stories of seeing Rajesh Khanna’s worries due to his dwindling stardom.
Dimple also mentioned Rajesh, who starred in the movie Masterji opposite a much younger Sridevi. Without a doubt, Sridevi is today’s best heroine. She is far superior than the others, and I have a lot of admiration for her. Sridevi is without a doubt my fave, if you ask me who it is. She is the best,” Dimple declared.
But she wasn’t quite as sympathetic towards her ex-husband. He’s getting too old and overweight. He is also balding. How does he have the money to take on such idiotic jobs that make him look so foolish? He is a talented actor who ought to focus on the jobs that best fit him, she continued.
Sridevi acknowledged to Filmfare in the same year that her mother had issues with the movie. “I considered my performance to be average. But everyone has been complimenting me on how great I am. The way they responded has astonished me a lot. But my mum did not like it. Why did you do all those offensive things, she questioned me? She added, “Really, mummy, I didn’t realise that what I was doing was vulgar. I told you that,” and she replied.
Dimple Kapadia then spoke openly about her thoughts of Rajesh Khanna’s downfall from a close perspective during an interview with India Today. “When a successful guy crumbles, his rage permeates everything around him. When Rajesh waited for the week’s collection figures at the end, she recalled, “it was a pitiful sight since the folks lacked the guts to come and inform him.
