On his 80th birth anniversary, Vinod Khanna’s 1982 departure from Bollywood to join Osho’s ashram in Rajneeshpuram, Oregon is revisited. Akshaye Khanna reflected on understanding his father’s choice and praised living for oneself. Khanna’s wife Kavita described his longstanding spiritual inclination, ashram routine and simultaneous film commitments, and his eventual return to cinema in 1987.
