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Remembering Rajesh Khanna on his birth anniversary (29/12)

In 1976, #BRChopra started a Punjabi film #SohniMahiwal with #RajeshKhanna and #NeetuSingh.

Mahurat clap given by the then CM of Punjab , Gyani Zail Singh.

The film eventually got shelved.
Remembering Rajesh Khanna..

Poster of #Jadugar by #PrakashMehra when it was initially announced in 1979 with #RajeshKhanna @ShatruganSinha #ZeenatAman #Sarika #Pran and #KaderKhan.

The film got shelved, and was eventually made with Sr AB.
Remembering Rajesh Khanna..

Manmohan Desai started #BajiraoMastani in mid 70s with #RajeshKhanna and @dreamgirlhema.

The film eventually got shelved.
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The slant-history writing of #Leftist Historians has portrayed many #Hindu Kings and Generals in a negative manner.

One such General was Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj’s #PeshwaBajirao Ballal - one of the finest cavalry generals in the history of India.

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The 2015 #Bollywood movie #BajiraoMastani too portrayed him as a ‘mentally unstable lover’.

Is Bajirao only limited to Mastani? Definitely not. So, who was Mastani? Mastani was the daughter of King Chhatrasal of #Bundelkhand.

The name of Bundelkhand is also found in..

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...the Puranas, Dasharna Desh, a region famous for its gem mines.

Mastani was very beautiful. She is described as such, but there is no mention of the red color of the neck while eating Paan, as often rumoured by several people. She came into Peshwa’s life after 1729.

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