When Rajesh Khanna Revealed His Reason For Contesting The New Delhi Lok Sabha Seat

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Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna entered politics by contesting the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat. His decision was influenced by his friendship with former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who personally invited him. Motivated by a desire to serve the public, Khanna made the leap into politics despite his successful film career. Watch the latest podcast on Lehren to know more.

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00:00In his last birth, he must have been very romantic.

00:04I asked, why?

00:05He said, you were born in a romantic way.

00:09When he stopped working in films,

00:11then what's the use of flowers?

00:13Flowers are delicate anyway.

00:15They say, throw the flower slowly.

00:17Flowers are delicate.

00:19One day, he asked me to fight with New Delhi.

00:22I said, you have to say it.

00:24I couldn't say no to Rajesh's smile.

00:27Rajesh Khanna is in love with such a young girl.

00:31We can fall in love with anyone

00:33because love has nothing to do with age.

00:42We have with us a great Bollywood thespian

00:45and Dada Saheb Phalke Award laureate.

00:48Rajesh Khanna, superstar, is making a comeback.

00:51Welcome to our program.

00:53First of all, we would like to know

00:55why you are making a comeback after such a long time.

00:59Thank you very much.

01:01First of all, I would like to thank my viewers,

01:04my audience and listeners for their love and support.

01:09I have worked in 170 films so far.

01:16I have played various roles.

01:19People have given me a lot of love.

01:21They have given me a place in their hearts.

01:25Be it a Hindu, a Muslim, a Sikh or a Christian,

01:29they are the ones who made me a star, a superstar.

01:36After Indira Gandhi, when I fell in love with Rajesh,

01:46I used to promote Congress in every election.

01:52One day, Rajesh ji asked me to contest the elections.

01:58I said no, I belong to a different community.

02:02My fraternity is different.

02:08This is not my job.

02:12One day, he asked me to contest the elections in New Delhi.

02:20I said yes.

02:22I couldn't refuse Rajesh ji's smile.

02:25I contested the elections.

02:27I became a member of parliament in New Delhi for 5 years.

02:32Advani ji went to Gandhinagar.

02:36I won the elections in New Delhi.

02:40I became a member of parliament.

02:43I have worked in 170 films so far.

02:47I have worked in 170 films so far.

02:50I have played various roles.

02:57After the second and third elections,

03:03my high command asked me to contest the Lok Sabha elections.

03:07I said no, I don't want to contest the Lok Sabha elections.

03:10Lok Sabha is not our cup of tea.

03:14If you want me to serve the country,

03:23I am more than happy to be there.

03:25Because I have to serve the Congress.

03:28I don't care about the seat or the post.

03:32The seat or the post is given by the people.

03:35No party can give it.

03:37It is my good fortune to work for the party.

03:42It is my love.

03:44That's why I am doing it.

03:45Because I like it.

03:46I love it.

03:47I do it with all my heart.

03:48Even if it is a small job,

03:52I am happy to do it.

03:56After that, the producers and directors came.

03:59They started writing different roles.

04:02Now I have eight films.

04:04Four of them have been completed.

04:11Three of them will be released immediately.

04:17One is Wafaa, which will be released tomorrow,

04:20on the 18th.

04:22The other one is Kaash Hamare.

04:29The third one is Hello Con.

04:32These three are on release.

04:35I pray to God that people watch these films,

04:40like them and love me.

04:44If they don't love me as much as they used to,

04:47when they made me a superstar,

04:49if they loved me 100%,

04:51I would say that I am happy with 50%.

04:54The love you used to get,

04:56it was a strange love.

04:59Girls used to write to you with blood.

05:01When your cars used to pass by,

05:03if someone kissed your car,

05:05it was a big deal.

05:06How did you feel?

05:07I used to ask my mother about all this.

05:10One day my mother said to me,

05:12you must have been very romantic in your previous life.

05:18I said, why?

05:19She said, you were born romantic.

05:23I said, I am romantic,

05:25that's why I work in movies,

05:27romance, emotions, family dramas.

05:30I was not an action hero,

05:32nor did I have the desire to be one.

05:35I kept doing emotions, family dramas, romance.

05:38What is greater than romance?

05:40What is greater than love?

05:42Love is God, love is love,

05:45love is the greatest.

05:47So, we took that path,

05:49God wanted it.

05:51Now, there used to be a 5-day test,

05:56then came one day,

05:58then came 50 hours,

06:00then came 2020.

06:01So, now understand that this is a 2020 match.

06:04But after this, there is one more thing,

06:07you have seen both sides of life,

06:09you are aware of both sides of the coin.

06:13In the drawing room,

06:15you used to draw so much,

06:17that there was not even a place to keep a flower.

06:19Then suddenly, you gave a statement one day,

06:21one day, the roses stopped coming.

06:26It is not like that,

06:27because after that, when I left movies,

06:30when they used to watch movies,

06:32they used to like it,

06:33so they used to send flowers.

06:35So, when I stopped working in movies,

06:37then what is the use of flowers?

06:39And flowers are anyway delicate,

06:41and they say, throw flowers slowly,

06:43flowers are delicate.

06:44So, if this flower is of rose,

06:46then why is it so beautiful?

06:48But there are thorns too.

06:49But yes, I know one thing,

06:51the answer to the question I am going to ask you,

06:53maybe you can give it in a very straightforward way,

06:56maybe you can't.

06:57People say,

06:58if Rajesh Khanna would have stayed,

07:00then Amitabh Bachchan would not have become a superstar.

07:04Anyway,

07:06the one who has luck,

07:08and the one who has work,

07:10this is God's will.

07:12This is your destiny.

07:14And I would like that,

07:16when he started working with me in Anand,

07:21and today he has reached this level,

07:23I would like to congratulate him a lot.

07:28And I will be very happy,

07:31and I will be envying him,

07:33that to reach this level,

07:35and to achieve this success,

07:38this is a matter of pride.

07:40Not only for him,

07:41but for us too,

07:42for the industry too,

07:43and for the public too.

07:45Did he work with you in Anand,

07:47or did he learn from you?

07:49No one learns from anyone.

07:52Work is done.

07:54And,

07:57work is neither small nor big.

08:01Work is either good or bad.

08:04So that's why I would like that,

08:06the film that is being shot tomorrow,

08:08because some people saw its publicity,

08:11and said that at this age,

08:14Rajesh Khanna is in love with a half-aged girl.

08:20Yes, it is a romantic scene,

08:23it is a sexy scene,

08:25I would say that it is not Bollywood,

08:28it is a Hollywood scene.

08:29But, after that scene,

08:31when you see the background behind it,

08:35I have to say with confidence,

08:38and I can say with conviction,

08:40that people will shed tears,

08:42because there is a story behind it.

08:44Why did this happen?

08:46So, seeing this photo,

08:48that Rajesh Khanna is in love with such a young girl,

08:53well, we can fall in love with anyone,

08:55because love has nothing to do with age,

08:58it is with the heart.

08:59If the heart is young,

09:00then it can only be love.

09:01You can fall in love with a mountain,

09:03you can fall in love with water,

09:04you can fall in love with rivers,

09:05you can fall in love with a human being,

09:06you can fall in love with a stone,

09:09that is not the case.

09:10But, there is a meaning in that story,

09:12that is why, when people watch the movie,

09:14they will know,

09:15that these Hollywood hot scenes,

09:19why did Rajesh Khanna do it at this age?

09:22Because, it was the demand of that story,

09:24and I send my greetings to my listeners and viewers,

09:28and I hope that,

09:29I hope that my next four movies,

09:31one of which is going to be released tomorrow,

09:33that they watch it and like it.

09:35Thank you very much.

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