{"id":424493,"date":"2026-04-30T03:28:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/424493\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T03:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:28:14","slug":"rajesh-khannas-live-in-partner-anita-advani-recalls-his-low-phase-it-felt-like-there-was-a-campaign-running-against-him-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/424493\/","title":{"rendered":"Rajesh Khanna\u2019s live-in partner Anita Advani recalls his low phase: \u2018It felt like there was a campaign running against him’ | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rajesh Anita Advani, the live-in partner of late superstar Rajesh Khanna<\/a>, has opened up about a difficult phase in the actor\u2019s life, recalling how he was left isolated when his films stopped performing at the box office.Speaking in an interview with Vickey Lalwani, Anita reflected on the time when the actor\u2019s career saw a dip and how it impacted his personal life.<\/p>\n

\u2018Slowly, everyone left him\u2019<\/p>\n

Talking about that period, Anita said, \u201cThere was a time when his films were not working. When that happened, even his people started distancing themselves from him.\u201dShe added, \u201cSlowly, one by one, everyone left him\u2014friends, family, people around him. No one stood by him.\u201dDrawing attention to the emotional toll it took, she said, \u201cAt such times, isn\u2019t that why a person gets married? So that someone stands by you when the world leaves you. But in his case, from all sides… it felt like everyone had turned against him.\u201dWhen asked if the industry was actively sidelining the actor, Anita said, \u201cYes, absolutely. It felt like there was a campaign running against him. People would say, \u2018don\u2019t take him\u2019, \u2018don\u2019t cast him\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Comeback and dedication to craft<\/p>\n

Despite the setbacks, Rajesh Khanna staged a comeback with films like Avtaar. Anita recalled hearing about his dedication during that time.Referring to what Shabana Azmi had shared, she said, \u201cHe even walked to Vaishno Devi and slept on the ground. He was a very dedicated artist.\u201dShe added, \u201cHe would take great care of continuity\u2014bringing costumes home so that nothing got disturbed. He was extremely sincere about his work.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\u2018I didn\u2019t follow his life after we separated\u2019<\/p>\n

Speaking about her own equation with the actor during that period, Anita said, \u201cI wasn\u2019t following his life at that time. Our lives had gone separate ways… I didn\u2019t want unnecessary pain.\u201dRecalling interactions with industry insiders, Anita revealed, \u201cNo one had the courage to say anything. If someone did, he would get upset. I don\u2019t think he was in a space to listen either.\u201d<\/p>\n

The story behind \u2018Kaka Ji\u2019<\/p>\n

She also spoke about the origin of his nickname.\u201cIn Punjabi families, children are called \u2018Kaka\u2019. He was a very pampered child, so everyone started calling him \u2018Kaka Ji\u2019,\u201d she said.However, she clarified, \u201cHe would say, \u2018Why do you call me that? It\u2019s what you call a child.\u2019 He didn\u2019t really like the name.\u201dDespite that, Anita added, \u201cI never called him Rajesh. It just stayed on my tongue.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anita Advani, the live-in partner of late superstar Rajesh Khanna, has opened up about a difficult phase in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424494,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[141342,185686,93,61,60,185685,270,39831,185691,185689,185688,185687,185690,185692],"class_list":["post-424493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-anita-advani","tag-avtaar-movie","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-kaka-ji-nickname","tag-movies","tag-rajesh-khanna","tag-rajesh-khanna-anita-advani-relationship","tag-rajesh-khanna-downfall","tag-rajesh-khanna-girlfriend-anita-advani","tag-rajesh-khanna-live-in-partner-anita-advani","tag-rajesh-khanna-low-phase","tag-rajesh-khanna-nickname-kaka-ji"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}