Used the same toothbrush, lived together, what led to the break up of Tina Munim and Rajesh Khanna? The reason is…
GH News May 05, 2025 11:06 PM

Maybe the thought of my marriage has come to my mind... that is why my mother has called you for tea. This song filmed on Rajesh Khanna and Tina Munim became a huge hit and with the film Sautan Rajesh Khanna and Tina Munims affair also started. Let us tell you how this relationship started and why it ended. But lets start with Rajesh Khannas film career.
Rajesh Khanna who is called the first superstar of Bollywood made his debut in the year 1966 with the Bollywood film Aakhri Khat. Directed by Chetan Anand this film was sent to the Oscars from India and this film was also included in the nominations. Rajesh Khannas work for this film was highly praised although this film was not a commercial hit.
Rajesh Khanna never looked back and became Indias first superstar by giving back-to-back hit films. But his personal life was also in the news like his professional life.
Rajesh Khanna first fell in love with Anju Mahendru and then left her and married Dimple Kapadia. But after marrying Dimple things did not work out between them. Rajesh Khanna married Dimple in 1973 and in 1983 during the shooting of the film Sautan Rajesh Khanna and Tina Munim came close to each other.
Dimple left Rajesh Khanna and he was left alone. During this time Tina and Rajesh Khanna became close. Tina started living with Rajesh. In an interview Rajesh Khanna talked about this and said that he and Tina use the same toothbrush.
According to a report by E-Times journalist Meena Iyer when Rajesh Khanna was in a relationship with Anju Mahendru Tina was in school but she was a fan of Kaka since then. Tina entered Rajesh Khannas life after he separated from Dimple. Both of them did 11 films together many of which were superhits. The closeness between them increased and they shifted to the same house.
Why did Tina Munim break up with Rajesh Khanna?
Tina wanted to give a name to this relationship and she was pressuring Rajesh Khanna to divorce Dimple and marry her. But Rajesh never talked to Dimple about divorce. After which Tina decided to break away from this relationship.
Rajesh Khanna requested Tina a lot not to leave him alone but Tina felt that this relationship had no future so they both separated. Many close people said that Rajesh Khanna wanted to save this relationship and he was pleading with Tina but Tina had decided that she would now get out of this relationship.
Apart from Tina Munim and Dimple Kapadia Anju Mahendru was also in Rajesh Khannas life. Anju was Kakas first love. When he was lonely in the last moments of his life Anju came back to his life after 17 years. She loved and cared for Rajesh Khanna as much as she did before.