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Inside Vinod Khanna's Shocking Exit from Bollywood and Divorce
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Moneycontrol•06-10-2026, 15:54
Inside Vinod Khanna's Shocking Exit from Bollywood and Divorce
- •Vinod Khanna shocked Bollywood at the peak of his career in 1982 by leaving films to join spiritual guru Osho's ashram in the United States.
- •The prolonged separation and his spiritual pursuit heavily strained his relationship with his first wife Geetanjali Taleyarkhan.
- •After nearly three years apart and raising their two sons Rahul and Akshaye alone, Geetanjali and Vinod divorced in 1985.
- •Vinod returned to India in 1987 to revive his acting career and later married Kavita Daftary in 1990, starting a new chapter in his personal life.
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Vinod Khanna walked away from his successful film career to pursue spirituality, joining spiritual teacher Osho's ashram in the United States.
After nearly three years of physical separation while Vinod lived in the US ashram, Geetanjali managed the family alone and eventually asked him to choose between his family and spirituality, leading to their divorce in 1985.
Vinod Khanna returned to India in 1987 to resume his acting career, and a few years later, he married Kavita Daftary in 1990 after a period of courtship.
