Anita Advani desperate to attend Rajesh Khanna's chautha

Anita Advani might have been thrown out of Rajesh Khanna's bungalow Aashirwad after his death, but she is said to be insisting on attending his chautha, which is scheduled to be held today (Saturday, July 21) at a suburban luxury hotel. Khanna's lady love says that she is surely going for his chautha today.

According to a member of her family, Anita Advani is now staying with her sister in Grant Road. She has been shattered by the sudden death of Rajesh Khanna. She is not keeping well. She has been crying throughout the day ever since the actor stopped breathing. She has stopped taking food or water. Talking about his chautha, the source says that she is going for his chautha for sure.

Anita Advani had been living with Rajesh Khanna since the past 10 years in his bungalow Aashirwad. In an interview last year, Rajesh Khanna said that he and Anita had been known to each other for 32 years. She was his friend, whom he was very fond of. But he had added that they had not reached the stage of love. Even Anitha had admitted it.

However, Anita Advani was asked by Rajesh Khanna's son-in-law, Akshay Kumar to get off his hearse, since it was meant to be only for family. Later, she had sent a legal notice to his family members to prevent her eviction from his house, which they wanted to convert into a museum. Now, it should be seen whether his family will allow her to attend his chautha.

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10 Unknown facts about Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna

1. Rajesh Khanna's original name was Jatin Khanna and he used to live with his foster parents in Mumbai. Later his uncle suggested him to change his name to Rajesh for movies.

2. His journey to stardum started when Rajesh Khanna won the talent hunt contest organised by Filmfare and United Producers in 1965.

3. The term 'superstar' was specially coined to describe his god like status. After giving blockbuster like Aaradhna, critics started calling him the first superstar of Indian cinema.

4. When Rajesh Khanna was at the zenith of his career, a textbook prescribed by Bombay University contained an essay on him which titled 'The Charisma of Rajesh Khanna'.

5. Amitabh Bachchan had once said about Rajesh Khanna, "I got famous purely because I was working with Rajesh Khanna in 'Anand'. People asked me questions like, 'How is he to look at? What does he do?'"

6. Rajesh Khanna dated actress Anju Mahendru for almost seven years. They broke up in 1972.

7. Rajesh Khanna married Dimple Kapadia, who was 15 years younger to him, 8 months before her debut film Bobby released. Dimple Kapadia was a huge fan of Rajesh Khanna at that time.

8. Rajesh Khanna gave popular writer duo Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar their first break as screenwriters in his famous film Haathi Mere Saathi.

9. Shekhar Kapur offered Mr India to Rajesh Khanna initially, but he declined the offer by saying that he couldn't relate to the invisible character of the hero.

10. Rajesh Khanna's current home 'Aashirwad' was earlier called 'Dimple'. He bought this home from yesteryear actor late Rajendra Kumar.

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Saif Ali Khan too old for young Deepika, Diana in Cocktail?

Bollywood's Chhote Nawab Saif Ali Khan is well-known in the industry for his casanova avatar. He had excelled in films like Hum Tum and Kya Kehna for such roles. No wonder, Saifu could play the best ever flirt onscreen and excels in roles that requires him to woo hot women around.

Reliving the same casanova, spoilt brat image, Saif's recent attempt in Cocktail as the womanizer 'Gautam Kapoor', was a complete disaster, according to the critics and viewers. A well-groomed, sexy stubbled and ruffled haired Saif's effort to woo the two hotties, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty, has some what disappointed us. No wonder, it was evident that the 40-year-old Saif could no longer fit into a young casanova's role. He looked too old to romance the two young ladies in Cocktail.

Rediff states, "Saif is visibly out-of-sorts as the roguish charmer, adopting an exaggeratedly over-the-top approach to flirting that comes across as plain obnoxious." Yahoo states, "Saif looks old enough to father the two leading ladies in this film." In short, Saif lacks the young guy image onscreen, for whom girls would fall. So, Saif, our suggestion would be, act according to your age, your casanova days are gone now onscreen.

We have come up with 3 hot names, who could have been a better choice for Gautam Kapoor's role in Cocktail:

Ranbir Kapoor: When it comes to wooing women, we believe, in the recent times, no one could do a better job than this Kapoor lad. What's so interesting about Ranbir is that this guy have had a long list of girlfriends in his real life. Ranbir, who has been blessed with cute, charming looks and the 'Kapoor khaandaan' tag are more than enough to make a girl fall for him. Also, Ranbir's past relationship with Veronica aka Deepika Padukone could have been an added advantage for him to fit into Gautam Kapoor's role in Cocktail.

Shahid Kapoor: Here comes the man with a million watt, killer smile. Shahid is more a lover boy, than a casanova. Bollywood's top women of today, like Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Vidya Balan has been in awe of this cutie pie. Shahid is 31, but he has still retained his boyish charm, that could make any girl go crazy.

Imran Khan: Aamir Khan's nephew Imran Khan, who made his debut with Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, garnered acclaims and appreciations for his good looks. As an actor, he was married at a very young age with his long time girlfriend. But, he still maintains the ability to make a girl gaga over him.

So guys, whom do you think could have replaced Saif in Cocktail?

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