It is believed that Rajesh Khanna's luster began to fade in the face of Amitabh Bachchan's rising stardom. As a result, he became very jealous of Big B and found it difficult to handle the decline of his career. It also affected his personal life. After a few years of marriage, he and his wife Dimple Kapadia had a rift. Rajesh Khanna spoke about the fallout and personal life in an old interview. He said, 'I still remember the moment when I first came to know about Super-Success. It makes you feel completely disturbed as if you are not human. 'I couldn't handle my failure like Big B' Rajesh Khanna added, 'It was quite surprising that the failure didn't affect Amitabh Bachchan as much as it affected me. After this failure I got addicted to alcohol. I mean, I'm not a super person. You are not Jesus Christ and I am not Mahatma Gandhi. 7 consecutive films flopped one after the other. One day I was very excited. It was raining, it was dark. When I was alone on the terrace, I lost my temper and started shouting- God, why do you test the poor so much? Should we deny your existence?' Rajesh Khanna said- Dimple thought I had gone mad. Rajesh Khanna further said, 'I couldn't bear the failure as I was very impressed with the success. When Dimple and my staff heard me scream, they ran thinking I was crazy. Dimple married Rajesh Khanna at the age of 15. Dimple married Rajesh Khanna at the age of just 15. After marriage, both became parents of two daughters. However, this marriage did not last long and the two separated without getting a divorce. Despite the rift in the relationship, Dimple supported Rajesh Khanna as he was about to embark on his political career.
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When Rajesh Khanna Couldn't Cope With Failure: Says, 'Dimple thought I was crazy, addicted to alcohol'
