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Osho Rajneesh threatened to destroy Mahesh Bhatt, asked Vinod Khanna to relay the message: ‘I threw his mala in commode’ | Bollywood News

Osho Rajneesh threatened to destroy Mahesh Bhatt, asked Vinod Khanna to relay the message: ‘I threw his mala in commode’ | Bollywood News

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5 min readChennaiJan 29, 2026 08:31 PM IST It is well documented that late actor Vinod Khanna left his career at its peak and his family, wife and two sons, to follow spiritual leader Osho and become a sanyasi. But what many don’t know is that Khanna wasn’t the first Bollywood celebrity to follow the spiritual guru — it was filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt. It was Bhatt who had introduced Khanna to Osho. However, Bhatt soon snapped out of his fascination with the spiritual leader. This, however, led to Khanna, who was still following Osho, bringing the spiritual leader’s threatening message to Bhatt. In an old interaction on Arbaaz Khan’s chat show, Bhatt spoke about his relationship with Rajneesh. “I was a normal guy. I made films such as Vishwasghaat and Manzilien Aur Bhi Hain that flopped. So, I was into the spiritual supermarket; I went to Osho Rajneesh, who was a charismatic guru from Pune. I went to him and devoted myself to him… ochre robes and meditation five times a day,” Bhatt said. Admitting …

Mahesh Bhatt recalls Vinod Khanna’s state when he returned from Rajneesh’s ashram: ‘He was too far gone’ | Bollywood News

Mahesh Bhatt recalls Vinod Khanna’s state when he returned from Rajneesh’s ashram: ‘He was too far gone’ | Bollywood News

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It’s been eight years since he left. But I still hear him—like the sea inside a shell—not because it speaks, but because I am stitched together with memories that stir whenever someone whispers his name. When he died, it was like the way stars vanish when the sun rises—quietly, unapologetically—as if even the light had grown tired of pretending. Your closest friend? Yes, I regret not looking into his eyes, not holding his hand as he melted into the abyss of time. Some debts can never be paid. As a dear writer friend once said, “Insaaan apne karz chuka sakta hai, lekin ehsaan nahi.” His generosity watered my parched life, and made me live again. Vinod Khanna starred in your first commercial film? Story continues below this ad I carry the fondest memories of Lahu Ke Do Rang. Those days when we shot in Hong Kong, they still nourish me. Just the other day, my domestic help—a young woman from Darjeeling—smiled and said she had been a little girl when we filmed the Bappi Lahiri-composed …