Did Mehmood slap Akshay Kumar's father in law Rajesh Khanna? (Throwback)

Rajesh Khanna would make millions of hearts beat with his charming personality and looks. The actor had an immense fan following, and he was especially popular with his female fans.

Apart from his stardom, the actor was also considered as someone who lacked professionalism. Certain reports say that the actor would throw many tantrums on sets and was not much loved by his filmmakers for this particular attitude.

This attitude of Khanna also affected him in his career. There were many incidents related to his controversial life, and once such an event happened on the sets of 1979, Janta Hawaldar. Also Read: Ananya Panday's dewy makeup, signature hairstyle decoded: Here's how to steal her look, girls take note

The shooting for the movie was being conducted at comedian-actor Mehmood' farmhouse. One day Mehmood's son greeted the actor with a 'hello' and went his way. Khanna reportedly did not like this incident as he thought he was insulted. Hence, being upset by it, he started showing late on the sets and made all the stars wait, including Mehmood, who was also the director of the project.

This made Mehmood so angry at Khanna that he lost his calm and slapped the actor and asked him to complete the shoot as he had already paid him for the movie. Shooting went well, and Janta Hawaldar emerged to be a massive hit after releasing in theatres. Many superstars were reported to throw tantrums on sets that would upset the producers and filmmakers in old age. 

The shootings would get delayed because of the 'starry' attitude, but in Khanna's career, this attitude made him pay a high cost as it affected his career terribly. Rajesh Khanna was Akshay Kumar's father in law as he married his daughter Twinkle Khanna. Also Read: Sidharth Shukla to Surekha Sikhri: 5 celebs who died of cardiac arrest