Rajput

The relationship between Vijay Anand and Vinod Khanna was very strained during the making of the film. Vijay Anand decided to leave Rajneesh because he felt Rajneesh had become too greedy and now was calling himself "Bhagwan". He was simply targeting foreigners for their money . Vijay followed Rajneesh for 10 years. The first crack appeared in 1972 when Kalyanji and actor Mahipal left Rajneesh. Vijay Anand decided to renounce his association with him in 1976. Vijay felt it was wrong for Rajneesh to speak ill of philosophers like U.G. Krishnamurthy. Vijay Anand went on to add that Rajneesh's policy was to leave your shoes and brains at the door . Rajneesh did not care about loosing a disciple like Vijay Anand. Rajneesh feared that with Vijay Anand now leaving him, it would lead to a mass exodus in the ashram. A Bombay film star was now leaving Rajneesh. His credibility would be in question. Exactly 7 days after Vijay Anand left Rajneesh, Vinod Khanna was summoned to the Pune ashram. Vinod Khanna was closeted up for 10 hours with Rajneesh, then immediately took a flight back to Bombay. It was here that Vinod Khanna announced his retirement from films. This was done in a press conference. Rajneesh had seeked Vinod Khanna's help fearing Vijay Anand's denouncement of Rajneesh would affect his following. With Vinod Khanna standing tall and supporting Rajneesh, his credibility would remain in tact.