Bollywoods first superstar Rajesh Khanna married Dimple Kapadia in 1973 when Dimple was just 16 years old and Rajesh Khanna was 32. Although they never divorced they separated in 1984. Dimple got married while shooting for her first film and after this her career came to a halt. Rajesh Khanna continued working in films but Dimples career came to a sudden stop. When Rajesh Khanna didnt want Dimple Kapadia to work in films Later this became a major reason for quarrels between the two. Senior journalist Pooja Samant once interviewed Khanna in the 1980s. Recently she recalled her conversation with Rajesh Khanna and what he said about his life with Dimple. She further mentioned that Khanna wanted the kind of marriage considered normal in those times where the husband goes out to earn and the wife takes care of the house. Rajesh wanted Dimple to take care of everything as a wife While talking to Hindi Rush she revealed Hindi Rush I don’t remember exactly what was said in that interview but I do know that at the time of marriage Rajesh told Dimple that she would have to take care of the house and his family. He was at the top of the industry a superstar and he wanted a wife who could take care of everything. He didn’t think that if his wife worked in films the house would not be the same. Nowadays people want both partners to earn to run the house but Rajesh didn’t need more money. On the other hand Dimple knew she had talent so she wanted to work and that’s probably why they eventually separated. When Dimple Kapadia made a comeback in Bollywood Before their separation Dimple gave birth to two daughters Twinkle and Rinke. She eventually made a comeback to films in the 1980s with Ramesh Sippys Saagar. In the 1990s she appeared in films such as Rudaali and Lekin. Girls were crazy after Rajesh Khanna who applied mud as sindoor During the same conversation Pooja also spoke about the craze for Rajesh Khanna when women used to pick up mud from the road and apply sindoor on their heads. She recalled There was a time when girls and women were crazy about him. Wherever he went girls would pick up the mud from his path and apply sindoor. I remember he was going to a garden in Santacruz and it was the peak of the monsoon. People would stand in the rain for hours to see him. Let us tell you Rajesh Khanna died in 2012 at the age of 69. Story Highlights Rajesh Khanna married Dimple Kapadia in 1973 at 32 and Dimple was just 16 years old. He wanted Dimple Kapadia to quit Bollywood and take care of the house. Dimple gave birth to two daughters Twinkle and Rinke. Dimple Kapadia made a comeback to Bollywood in Ramesh Sippys Saagar.