Mumtaz told the reason for the decline in Rajesh Khanna's career, and the actress blamed the filmmakers

Veteran actress mumtaz worked with superstar rajesh khanna in nine successful films. Recently, the actress revealed the reason behind the decline in Rajesh Khanna's career.

Mumtaz was considered one of the finest actresses of indian cinema. The actress had a three-decade-long career in the hindi film industry and worked with many famous actors. Her onscreen pairing mainly with Rajesh Khanna was extremely successful, as the two worked together in 9 hit films, including some films like 'Bandhan', 'Do Raaste', 'Sachcha-Jhutha' and 'Prem Ki Kahani'. Recently, the actress revealed how excessive flattery by some filmmakers was responsible for the downfall of the superstar's career.

Mumtaz reveals how some directors and producers slowly ended Rajesh Khanna's superstardom

As a close co-actress, mumtaz witnessed Rajesh Khanna's journey of stardom and the gradual decline towards the end of his career. Recently, she revealed in an interview with 'Rediff' that it was not entirely her fault for Rajesh Khanna's slow fall from superstardom. She said, "We stars are because of your (fans) love. Without your love, we are nothing. It was not entirely Rajesh Khanna's fault. I remember when he was known as a phenomenon."

Mumtaz said that she lived close to Rajesh Khanna's house and has seen many prominent filmmakers visiting to flatter the actor. Also, his girlfriend Anju Mahendru used to host guests till late at night. In her words, "My bungalow was very close to him. I have seen big producers and directors behaving like his sycophants. His girlfriend Anju Mahendru used to host the whole night. She would serve food and drinks till 3 am, but when rajesh khanna came on the set, he would work hard."

Mumtaz revealed that rajesh khanna was very possessive about her being his co-artist

Mumtaz's pairing with rajesh khanna was very successful and they had a good bond. mumtaz also worked with legendary actors like shammi Kapoor, dilip Kumar, and Dharmendra. However, in an old interview with 'Times Entertainment', the actress revealed that rajesh khanna would get annoyed and possessive about her when she worked with other actors. She had said, "He used to get upset when I signed films with other heroes like Dharmendraji or Dev sahab, but when he worked with other heroines, I never got upset. He used to feel that he owned me, but never mind, it meant he cared for me."

When mumtaz admitted that audiences loved her chemistry with Rajesh Khanna

In another interview with 'India Today', Mumtaz revealed that she loved working with Rajesh Khanna and they had great onscreen chemistry. Also, audiences loved watching them together and loved the films she did with him. However, he was always the main attraction among them.