### The Shocking Secret Marriage That Pushed Bollywood's First Superstar into Dimple Kapadia's Arms **Did you know Bollywood's original superstar, Rajesh Khanna, was secretly married before tying the knot with teenage sensation Dimple Kapadia?** This bombshell revelation, straight from veteran journalist Shobhaa De, uncovers the hidden drama that rocked 1970s Hindi cinema.[1] Rajesh Khanna, hailed as the undisputed phenomenon of his era, commanded a fan frenzy like no other—not even the Khans combined could match it. Women smeared lipstick on his car, and hordes donned white sarees for his wedding. But beneath the glamour lurked a steamy secret: a clandestine marriage to actress Anju Mahendru. The couple shared a passionate live-in relationship that gripped tabloids.[1] Enter Shobhaa De, then editor of *Stardust*. Tipped off by publisher Nari Hira—close friend of Anju's mother—De broke the story in the magazine's debut issue. "We called him a phenomenon," De recalled in a recent interview with Vickey Lalwani. The scoop was explosive: Khanna and Mahendru were allegedly wed in secret. Khanna's team couldn't fully debunk it, fueling whispers of truth.[1] The fallout? A trigger for Khanna to rush into marriage with 16-year-old Dimple Kapadia in 1973. The union produced daughters Twinkle and Rinke Khanna, but the shadow of his past with Anju lingered, marking a turbulent chapter in Bollywood's golden age.[1]
Rajesh Khanna at the peak of his stardom (Public domain image via Wikimedia Commons)
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1.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/rajesh-khanna-was-secretly-married-to-anju-mahendru-after-the-story-broke-it-was-a-trigger-for-him-to-marry-dimple-kapadia-says-shobhaa-de/articleshow/126400733.cms
2.https://economictimes.com/magazines/panache/70s-star-warned-his-friend-against-marrying-the-then-1-star-you-wont-have-a-happy-life/articleshow/124624916.cms
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