Indian American Tribute to King of Romance Rajesh Khanna
Bangalore: "Is there any music loving Indian who is not moved by the melodious, sweet and heart touching songs from Rajesh Khanna's movies?’’No matter what the age, what the era these words will always be a spiritual reference for me or many like me - Zindagi Ka Safar Hai Yeh Kaisa Safar - when we "suffer" the distance from the motherland and the family. These are the nostalgic feelings shared by Surendra from Southern California and Chintan Desai from New Jersey, on the demise of the Doyen of Indian Cinema, Rajesh Khanna.
Moments of Nostalgia
The Indians living in America expressed their grief on the shocking news about Khanna’s death and for them he is an iconic and unique star that will keep on shining. Even though these Indian Americans moved to their present locations years away, they still cherish their memories on this "original superstar" of the Indian cinema and for them Khanna is a legend who has delivered some miracles like ‘Anand’ and ‘ Aradhana’.
‘’Even after leaving India, we continued watching Rajesh Khanna movies in the US. It was like living a bygone golden era of Indian cinema - his boyish charm, his stupendous acting skills, his soft gentlemanly demeanor, and not to mention some unbelievably great characters and songs - represented all that was great about Bollywood says Gagan Kanjlia ,Senior VP at Capital One Direct Bank
According to Atul Sahay (ACM Health Technologies), ‘’Even after we left India - Today I consider few DVD's, I had bought while leaving India like Anand - Amarprem - Safar - Baawarchi - Namak Haram - Mehbooba - seem to be a prize possession. We feel Romance in Music in all his movies’’.