OUR TIME IN THE SUN
Another ‘hero’ passed away, yesterday. And, I am inspired to write one more Post, today… Yes, back-to-back. As a kid, I grew up on the diet of Rajesh Khanna’s movies: Aradhana, Kati Patang, Amar Prem, Mere Jeevan Saathi, Bawarchi, Hathi Mere Saathi and Anand. Romance. Songs. Style. Yes, as a blooming teen, Rajesh Khanna’s on-screen romance lit-up our tender hearts… We hummed his songs as we walked to and from our schools… And, yes, we tried his famous hair-style! He was the reining star… The Super-star. And, fans, particularly the female fans, went crazy about him… the young, the middle-aged and even the old. I remember my own grandma raving about this young heart-throb after watching ‘Hathi Mere Saathi’ with other village oldies in one of the theatres in our town! The raving went on for quite some time, and it took quite many years for me to understand why one raved so much a celluloid hero like Rajesh Khanna?... And, why, even the...