Vinod Khanna was on the peak of his profession when he left films determined to comply with a religious path, leaving everybody shocked. He adopted religious guru Osho and be part of his commune, first in India and later in Oregon, US. On the time, Vinod was one of many largest stars within the nation, delivering back-to-back hits and infrequently being seen as the one actual rival to Amitabh Bachchan. The actor had returned to the flicks after 5 years. He was married to Geetanjali Khanna and had two kids – Akshaye and Rahul Khanna. He left them and took the religious path. After he was again, issues didn’t work out and he and Geetanjali obtained divorced. Khanna later married Kavita. In a latest interview on her YouTube channel, Vinod Khanna’s second spouse, Kavita Khanna, make clear what led to his dramatic resolution. She revealed that Vinod’s religious inclination started early in life and that he first encountered Osho’s teachings as an adolescent.“Vinod was very religious from when he was a baby. When he was 17, he purchased the e-book ‘Autobiography of Yogi’ and at the moment, he stated that he didn’t realise then that Osho was in the identical bookstore on the similar time,” Kavita recalled.Talking concerning the turning level that made Vinod resign his glamorous life, Kavita stated the lack of shut members of the family performed a decisive position. “The tipping level from giving up this unbelievable materials life that he had… the adoration he had and the success… was when various deaths occurred within the household inside two years. So, when his mom handed, he simply went to Osho and took sanyas.”Kavita additionally shared lesser-known particulars about Vinod’s life on the Oregon commune, revealing that the previous famous person took on easy duties there. “He was Osho‘s gardener. Osho’s house was personal, and only a few folks had entry to it, however in the event you had been the gardener, you had been there. That was his seva.”Gardening was not the one position Vinod performed throughout his time on the commune. Kavita revealed that he was additionally concerned in serving to design Osho’s distinctive apparel. “In Oregon, Osho had these fabulous flowing ropes, which had been designed for him, and all of them was tried on Vinod due to their similar shoulder measurement,” she stated.Based on Kavita, Vinod’s religious exploration had already begun lengthy earlier than he left movies and moved to the ashram. She recalled an incident from his Mumbai days when he participated in nude meditation periods at Chowpatty Seashore. “Even when he was in Mumbai earlier than he moved to Pune ashram, the meditations on Chowpatty Seashore in Bombay, which is correct on the centre of this throbbing metropolis, and everybody took their garments off, they usually had been meditating bare in a circle on the seaside.”Clarifying his intent, Kavita emphasised that Vinod’s journey was by no means about sensationalism. “I do know Vinod was not there in search of the bodily a part of it, I feel his journey was a religious one with immense dedication and devotion.”Vinod Khanna finally returned to India, resumed his performing profession and remained lively in movies and public life till his loss of life in 2017.
