![]() The latter did not bother to even respond to the invitation, let alone show up. When he won this award, he organized a party to celebrate, and invited Sanjeev Kumar. It took numerous attempts for Rajesh Khanna to finally lay his hands on a college festival award for his role in Aur Diya Bujh Jaye. ![]() Sharma’s Mere Desh Ke Gaon, Kaka had watched from the sidelines as Sanjeev walked away with meatier roles and awards. Reduced to playing small roles, like that of a doorman in V.K. At one time, while Sanjeev was acting in five different plays simultaneously, Rajesh barely had one. Rajesh Khanna, on the other hand, was one of many Hindi-speaking actors desperate for a break. Due to the paucity of Gujarati theatre artists of Sanjeev’s calibre in Bombay, directors were eager to work with him. Sanjeev mainly performed in Gujarati plays, while Kaka performed in Hindi. While both Sanjeev and Rajesh hailed from the INT, it was the language that had separated them. ![]() However, in November 1985, when Sanjeev Kumar breathed his last, Rajesh Khanna visited to pay his respects, his eyes brimming with tears, write authors Hanif Zaveri & Sumant Batra in their book, An Actor’s Actor: An Authorised Biography of Sanjeev Kumar. ![]() Over 25 years in the industry, Sanjeev Kumar & Rajesh Khanna never visited each other at their homes. ![]()
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