Was Rajesh Khanna afraid of Asha Parekh?
Veteran actress Asha Parekh used to be one of the top actresses of her time. She gave many hit films and worked with A-list actors of her time. Fans loved Asha Parekh's onscreen pairing with Rajesh Khanna. Both have worked in many films and gave hits including Kati Patang. But do you know that Bollywood's first superstar rajesh khanna was afraid of Asha Parekh. We are not saying this, this claim has been made by the veteran actress herself.
In fact, in an episode of indian Idol, Asha Parekh told that she first worked with rajesh khanna in the film 'Baharon Ke Sapne'. Asha said that Rajesh was an "introvert" and "did not talk to anyone" in the initial days. The actress said, "Actually he was afraid of me. Because he had just started his career, he must have been a little hesitant. One day he looked at me and turned his data-face away and I felt very bad. I said, 'No dates.' He was scolded after that. Then he called me and said that I didn't mean it that way. He said that it was because he was afraid of me.''
Rajesh Khanna's attitude changed after he became a superstar
When asked if it was difficult to work with him, Asha told india Today, "It was a little difficult when he became a superstar. But his first film was with me which was Baharon Ke Sapne. At that time he was a very calm person, he used to come to my house also. A very calm, introvert person, Asha Parekh said that his attitude changed after he became successful. "Once he started blossoming, he was completely a different person because he used to be surrounded by girls all the time."