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Dimple Kapadia Left Superstar Rajesh Khanna's Home
18 Jul
Summary
- Rajesh Khanna experienced an emotional breakdown after seven consecutive film flops.
- Dimple Kapadia left Rajesh Khanna's home with their daughters in 1982.
- The couple never divorced, living separately until Khanna's death in 2012.
Indian cinema's first superstar, Rajesh Khanna, experienced a profound emotional crisis in 1990. He recounted an incident where, after seven consecutive film failures, he experienced an intense breakdown on his terrace, questioning his faith due to the overwhelming pressure of failure.
His wife, Dimple Kapadia, who was 16 when they married in March 1973, decided to leave their home nine years later in 1982. She moved back to her parents' home with their two daughters, Twinkle and Rinke.
Despite their separation, Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia never formally divorced. They lived apart until Khanna's passing in 2012 at the age of 69, following a prolonged illness including cancer and liver failure.
Kapadia later reflected on their marriage, describing herself as too young to comprehend the life of a superstar and the behavioral patterns associated with stardom, which she found difficult to understand.
