Osho urged Vinod Khanna to join politics and challenge Amitabh Bachchan in elections: ‘It was also about losing its place in Bollywood’

At the peak of his film career, Vinod Khanna jerked Bollywood From going away from stardom to follow the spiritual leader OshoBut there was a deep emotional struggle behind this life-changing-and a surprising piece of advice from the Guru: Standing against anyone other than Amitabh Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan. Politics,
In a chat with Hindi Rush, Osho’s brother, Swami Shailendra SaraswatiWhile living at the Rajneeshpuram Ashram in the United States, the emotional storm opened up. It turns out, Vinod was not just looking for peace – he was also struggling with feelings of loss, jealousy and internal illusion.

The actor who went away from everything

Khanna left his growing film career, his wife, and two young sons – Akshay and Rahul Khanna – to live as a Sanasi in Osho’s commune in Oregon. Even he worked as a gardener in Osho’s house, completely changed his lifestyle. Swami Shailendra, who lived next to him in the ashram, said,
“These people are ‘Saudagar of’ Sapno ‘. They sell dreams to the public. They are the creators of dreams. But their life is not often what they do on screen. I can talk about Vinod Khanna, because I was very close to him. Our houses in Rajneeshpuram were right next to each other.

Vinod Khanna worked as a gardener in Osho’s house
According to Shailendra, Osho focused on Vinod’s sadness and decided to excavate deeply. When he was told that Vinod missed his family, Osho advised that no one expected. “He used to work as a gardener at Osho’s house, and Osho would see him. He saw Vinod was sad. He asked about him, and he was told that Vinod was remembering his family. Osho said,” No, he is not missing his family. He had political ambitions. “
First, it could seem random, but Osho had a reason behind the suggestion. He believed that Vinod’s grief was not just about his children – it was also about losing his place in Bollywood. “Osho said,” You India, and the election against Lado Bachchan “.
Missing family … or is missing fame?
Swami Shailendra further said, “Osho was able to gaze inside Vinod Khanna’s soul and was able to recognize what was bothering him. There was a wound in his subconscious mind that Amitabh became the number one star in his absence, but his conscious mind was pretending that he was upset about his family.”
Later, Vinod returned to India – and eventually joined politics. He became one Member of Parliament Worked for the BJP and even as Union Minister of State.