Shatrughan Sinha reveals the reasons behind his rift with Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna

When one looks back at the 80s and 90s Bollywood, one cannot deny the rift  between Shatrughan Sinha and his co-actors Big B and Rajesh Khanna.

If you are a B-town follower, then you must have heard about Shatrughan Sinha’s infamous rift with the two actors. Not many know why and what happened between them, but in a recent interview with a leading news portal, Shatrughan opened about his fall out with the respective actors.

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When asked why he grew distant with Rajesh Khanna, Shatrughan recalled the time the two contested elections against each other.  “Rajesh was very upset when I contested against him in a by-election. Honestly I didn’t want to, but couldn’t refuse L K Advani Ji. I tried explaining this to Rajesh but he did not like; we didn’t speak for quite a long time,” said Shatrughan .

He also shared what went down between him and the industry’s angry young man Amitabh Bachchan. He revealed that Big B was not a rival but rather a competitor for him. “I have nothing against Amitabh; I hold him in very high esteem and have only love, affection and regards for him,” the actor added.