Veteran actress, Mumtaz has reignited public curiosity around Bollywood’s superstar, Rajesh Khanna, especially about his much-talked-about love life. The actress, who was also rumoured to be romantically linked with the superstar, addressed the buzz and made some shocking revelations surrounding his marriage with Dimple Kapadia instead of his long-time girlfriend, Anju Mahendru.
Mumtaz remarks that Rajesh Khanna might still have been alive if he had stayed with Anju Mahendru
In a rare and candid interview with Vickey Lalwani, Mumtaz revealed that being close to Rajesh Khanna, she was a firsthand witness to his deeply affectionate love life with his long-term girlfriend, Anju Mahendru, with whom he was in a relationship for seven years. Speaking about how Anju cared for Kaka like a delicate flower, Mumtaz shared:
“Anju was a very good host. When I got married, my husband and I would go to their house, and they’d be very generous as hosts. They’d drink, Kaka would drink… I knew that they loved each other very much. In fact, I was surprised when I learnt that he’d left her and gotten married (to Dimple Kapadia). I didn’t expect it at all. Aaj bhi mein yahi kahungi ki shayad Anju hoti toh kaka aaj bhi zinda hote. Wo usko phoolon ki tarah samhalti thi. Even when he was ill, she always used to be in the bungalow. She always used to look after him, his food, his ‘dawai-daaru’. She was a wonderful person. But you can’t escape destiny.”