Rajesh Khanna was moved by the scrip t of Anand when Hrishikesh Mukerjee narrated it.He was touched by the char acter, “ Anand" who was celebrating his life although he was in the last stage of Cancer.He said,he will not charge a sing le fill but requested to give the distributi on right of the movie in Bombay.Rajesh Khanna was so obsessed with Anand t hat he started shooting just a week aft er hearing the story.But at the same tim e he had no dates as he had a long list of movies in his hand.Rajesh Khanna u sed to reach the set of Anand during lunch break and shoot for 60-75,minut es.The movie Anand was Super hit o nly because of Super Star Rajesh Khan na.There is no one in Bollywood who could play this character.Rajesh Khann a was not the initial choice of the direc tor but Dharmendra,Kishore Kumar,Raj Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor were approa ched.When Kishore Kumar denied to pl ay Anand even comedian Mehmood wa s approached but he was busy.Dharmen dra was interested in playing Anand but he was ultimately replaced by Rajesh Kh anna who is the first Superstar Of Boll ywood.Rajesh Khanna did justice to ch aracter Anand who lived in his last leg of his life journey by spreading love an d lived his life to the fullest.This movie had a positive impact on Cancer Patien ts and Society as a whole.Rajesh Khan na died in 2012 and he was suffering fr Om Cancer and this was a rare coincid ence.Anand will always be alive in the heart of each and every Indian.