Rakhee Gulzar

She used to hang out with Sunil Dutt and Shashi Kapoor all the time—like, they were actually super tight. Kind of wild if you think about it, since the film industry’s full of fake friendships, but these three? Nah, this was the real deal. You’d catch them at parties, laughing their heads off, trading stories from sets that probably never made it to gossip columns. People say they even had this running joke about who would show up latest to a shoot—apparently, Shashi usually won. There’s something just so cool about that old-school camaraderie, you know? It wasn’t about social media likes or photo ops—just pure, old-fashioned friendship. The kind where you pick up the phone at 2 a.m. and know they’ll answer. Makes you wonder if Bollywood’s newer generation even has that kind of bond anymore, or if it’s all just Insta captions and networking now. Those three? Legends, and not just on screen.

Man, Rajesh was just on another level. The guy could slip into any role like he was born for it, honestly—one minute he’s the charming hero, next he’s pulling off something totally unexpected. People in the industry used to talk about him like he was some sort of legend, like a hidden gem. There was this weird spark in his eyes, a kind of quiet magic that pulled you in even before he said a word. He kept to himself, super low-key, never loud or flashy. Folks totally got him wrong; they thought he was distant, but nah, he was just private. And get this—he never bothered with makeup. Like, who does that now? And doing a film like Bawarchi? Forget it, today’s stars wouldn’t even try. Sure, maybe he showed up late sometimes, but the man would nail his scenes in one take, while others took all day. That’s the kind of raw talent you just don’t see anymore.