Key Points
Rajesh Khanna's personal life was as dramatic as his on-screen persona
Bharathi Pradhan shares exclusive insights into actor's romantic relationships
Dimple Kapadia marriage ended in separation after nine years
A share of the credit of the evergreen popularity of the quintessential romantic thespian also goes to his high-profile personal life.
Seasoned columnist and film critic Bharathi S Pradhan counts herself among the several film journalists who have interviewed and written about the debonair actor whose swoon-worthy looks won him a considerable female fan spanning age groups
Married to Dimple Kapadia, Rajesh Khanna has been linked to other actresses as well.
In an exclusive conversation with ANI, Bharathi Pradhan recalled one of her viral interviews with India's first superstar in which he admitted to sharing the same toothbrush with his live-in partner.
"A few years ago, I met Ajay Devgn, and he asked me whether I was the one who got that quote from Kaka (Rajesh Khanna) about him sharing the same toothbrush with so-and-so...I remember I just got married at that time, and I was like, I don't share my toothbrush with my husband. So I went and asked a few married friends, do you share your toothbrush? They said, are you mad? Of course not. I said, well, this is what he (Rajesh Khanna) said. So he (Rajesh Khanna) was living with this actress, and he had given me this quote, 'She and I are sharing the same toothbrush. What more do you want me to say about our relationship?'," Bharathi Pradhan revealed, without disclosing the name of the actress who dated Rajesh Khanna.
Rajesh Khanna married Dimple Kapadia, who was 15 years younger to him, in March 1973. However, years later, in 1982, the two parted ways.
They have two daughters - Twinkle Khanna, who was born in 1974, and Rinkie Khanna, who was born in 1977. Both Twinkle and Rinkie are former actors.
