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The Untold Bond: Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna's Midnight Juhu Beach Trips
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News18•06-10-2026, 05:01
The Untold Bond: Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna's Midnight Juhu Beach Trips
- •Despite media narratives of fierce rivalry, Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna shared a deep and genuine friendship that began during their struggle years.
- •The two actors first bonded while working together in the film Reshma Aur Shera and often spent hours talking in makeup rooms and sharing lunch.
- •Amitabh Bachchan once revealed in his blog that Vinod Khanna used to take him into a famous Taj Hotel disco club since Khanna had a membership and Bachchan did not.
- •The duo delivered numerous blockbuster hits together on the silver screen including Amar Akbar Anthony, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, and Parvarish.
- •Vinod Khanna dismissed claims of any rivalry in a 2006 interview, clarifying that the alleged competition was merely a creation of the media.
Key Questions Answered
Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna became friends during their early struggling days in the film industry while working together on the film 'Reshma Aur Shera'. Their bond grew stronger as they spent time sharing lunch and talking in makeup rooms during shoots.
Amitabh Bachchan shared in his blog that at a time when he did not have a membership to the Taj Hotel's famous disco club, Vinod Khanna was a member and used to take him inside with him.
Although the media frequently portrayed them as rivals during the 1970s, Vinod Khanna dismissed these claims in a 2006 interview, stating that they were good friends in reality rather than rivals.
