In 1982, Vinod Khanna, then at the peak of his acting career, took a stunning step. Bollywood To join Osho’s commune in Osho. He chased deep attention, leaving his family in Mumbai. Osho’s close aide Ma Anand Sheela revealed that Khanna was working with marital problems and alcohol during this period.
Talking to Pinkvilla, Sheela said that Vinod Khanna had everything back home, but was unhappy, and her consumption only spoiled the situation. He treated his position as a superstar in India, as any other ‘monk’ in the commune.
He said that marital problems are common and can either form or break relationships. He believed that Khanna was struggling with such issues based on his understanding. However, since she never talked directly with her, she could not confirm whether she had eventually found a solution to her problems.
Vinod Khanna’s reflection on his step
Earlier, while talking to Simi Garewal, Vinod Khanna opened about his move Rajneeshpuram And said, “My mind was thinking a lot. I was very high. I was very angry. I was very angry. I had reached a saturation point. People can press your button and react to you. Everything is not under your control. But I will see that when I was meditating, these things were not impressing me.”
He said, “You have to be the master of your own mind, and these were things that inspire me to say that I have enough money, I have earned enough money … Now, if I want to go deeply in meditation, I have to give all my time. I have to stay in an ashram, I have to stay in my guru’s feet. So, there was a need, there was a need, there was a need.”
Return to Bollywood
After the distribution of the commune, Vinod Khanna returned to Mumbai, where Mahesh Bhatt assisted him to revive his acting career with the film ‘Crime’.
