Anand(1971): Many, including yours truly, consider Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Anand to be Khanna’s most memorable film and character. But he had all the R D Burman-Kishore Kumar songs 'Yeh jo mohabbat hai', 'Yeh Shaam mastani' and 'Pyar deewana hota hai'.Ĥ. Never one to shy away from heroine-centric films, Khanna gladly and convincingly took second lead to Asha Parekh. He played a lonely man who drowns his sorrow in alcohol. Kati Patang(1971): In most of his biggest hits Khanna played variations of Devdas, the long-suffering tragic hero pining for a lost love, who dies at the end. Though Do Raaste is one of Khanna’s biggest hits the central role was performed by Balraj Sahni.ģ. Incidentally Khanna sported a beard for this role which caused continuity problems with Raj Khosla’s Do Raaste, which he shot simultaneously. The entire experimental film, directed by Yash Chopra, unfolded during one stormy night. Ittefaq(1969): It took a devilish amount of daring for the superstar to move away from his lately-acquired image of a romantic star to play a neurotic murder suspect on the run. The superstar was directed by Samanta in 8 films, most of them blockbusters.Ģ. With Aradhana began Khanna’s fabulously fruitful association with Kishore Kumar and director Shanti Samanta. Kishore Kumar’s voice in 'Mere sapnon ki rani', 'Roop tera mastana' and 'Kora kagaz ttha yeh mann mera' lent a lure to the charismatic persona.
Though Khanna had earlier given muted but sensitive performances in Chetan Anand’s Aakhri Khat and Nasir Hussain’s Baharon Ke Sapne, it was Aradhana that turned the actor into the most sensational matinee idol of all times. Aradhana (1969): Here is where it all began.
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