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Time of India
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Mahesh Bhatt recalls Vinod Khanna's fragile state after return from Rajneesh Ashram: ‘He was too far gone'
Mahesh Bhatt recalled Vinod Khanna 's fragile state after his spiritual journey at Osho Rajneesh's ashram. Following the death of his mother, Vinod sought refuge at the Pune ashram with Bhatt's support but remained deeply immersed, eventually moving to the Rajneeshpuram commune in Oregon. Bhatt described Vinod as 'too far gone' spiritually, noting how the actor returned changed-withdrawn, quiet, and struggling to reconnect with the film industry. Reflecting on Vinod Khanna's Legacy Eight Years Later When reflecting on the eight years since Vinod's passing, as reported in Indian Express, Bhatt expressed how deeply he still feels his presence. He described hearing Vinod's memory like the sea inside a shell-not because it speaks, but because his own memories are intertwined and stirred whenever Vinod's name is mentioned. Bhatt compared Vinod's death to stars quietly disappearing at sunrise, an inevitable and unapologetic fading, as if even the light had grown tired of pretending. He fondly recalled their time filming 'Lahu Ke Do Rang' in Hong Kong, moments that continue to nourish him. Recently, a young woman from Darjeeling who works as his domestic help mentioned she was just a little girl when they shot the Bappi Lahiri-composed song 'Pyaar Pyaar Pyaar' there, instantly transporting Bhatt back to those enchanting and golden days. The Path to Rajneesh Ashram and Aftermath by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like This Car Cleaner Works So Fast, It Feels Like Cheating Make Your Car Look Like New Undo Bhatt explained that life eventually led them down unexpected paths. After Vinod was deeply affected by his mother's death, he began searching for answers. Bhatt, feeling broken by his own setbacks, took Vinod to Bhagwan Rajneesh's ashram in Pune. They would travel from shoots in Vinod's Mercedes and stay at the Blue Diamond hotel, seeking solace in the ashram's mystical atmosphere. While Bhatt eventually left, Vinod remained and later moved to Oregon. Bhatt even flew to America once in an effort to bring him back, but found that Vinod was too far gone. When the Rajneesh movement collapsed, Vinod returned to India, broken. Bhatt met him again in a small flat opposite Jaslok Hospital.
Indian Express
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Mahesh Bhatt recalls Vinod Khanna's state when he returned from Rajneesh's ashram: ‘He was too far gone'
Eight years without Vinod Khanna? 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? 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 song 'Pyaar Pyaar Pyaar' there. Her words threw me back—back into those enchanted, golden times. Later the two of you went separate ways? Later, life took us down stranger paths. After his mother's death shook him, he began searching for answers. And I, broken by my own failures, took him to Bhagwan Rajneesh's ashram in Pune. We would drive from shoots in his Mercedes, stay at the Blue Diamond, seeking some refuge in that mystical air. Mahesh Bhatt with Vinod Khanna in an old photo. You gave up on Rajneesh, he didn't? When I turned away, he stayed—and then disappeared to Oregon. I even flew to America once, to try and bring him back. But he was too far gone. When the Rajneesh dream collapsed, he returned—broken. I met him again in a small flat opposite Jaslok Hospital. What happened that evening? We drank that evening till we were smashed. But he spoke little. The old fire was gone. He tried to find his footing in the movie world again, but the dizzying heights he had once scaled remained just beyond reach. He drifted into politics; I stayed with my stories. No connection thereafter? He would still call sometimes, usually late at night. His voice softened by a few drinks, still warm, still reaching across the years. Time had taken its toll. Distance had crept in. But the bond endured. And then—just like that came the bad news, as it often does these days. A journalist's voice on the phone: 'Vinod has passed away.' It hit me like a ton of bricks. Now, eight years later, what remains is not his fame, not the applause, but his silence, his charm, his lion-hearted generosity. He was truly one of a kind. It was a privilege to have known him, to have walked some of life's road with him. And I can say with absolute certainty—I would not have been who I am without having encountered a man as large as Vinod Khanna.
