Rajesh Khanna is called the first superstar of Bollywood. He ruled the Hindi film industry in the 1970s. His films were considered guaranteed to be a hit at the box office. During this time, Rajesh Khanna was offered a role in a film which was earlier offered to Shashi Kapoor. Shashi Kapoor rejected this film, after which Rajesh Khanna did this film. This film became a hit. The film created a sensation at the box office 55 years ago. In this film released in 1970, Rajesh Khanna played the double role of both hero and villain. His pairing with Mumtaz in the film was a hit and their chemistry on screen was highly appreciated. This film was Sachcha Jhoota.

Interestingly, Shashi Kapoor was first selected for this film, but he did not want to work with Mumtaz, due to which he rejected the film. She was acting in many B-grade stunt films at that time. As a result, this film was offered to Rajesh Khanna, who created history at the box office with this film.

Sachcha Jhoota became a major hit and became the second highest-grossing film of 1970. The audience liked the story of the film and Khanna’s acting won the hearts of many people. This film also won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor.

Between 1969 and 1971, Rajesh Khanna created a record by giving 17 consecutive hit films and Sacha Jhootha was one of them. The original name of this film was Dil Sachcha Chehra Jhootha, but later it was changed to Sachcha Jhootha. The story of this film directed by Manmohan Desai was written by his wife Jeevanprabha Desai. This film proved to be an important turning point in the career of Rajesh Khanna.