Akshay Khanna on Vinod Khanna's renunciation at 5; mother's big step

• Actor Vinod Khanna left his family to become a sanyasi at the Osho ashram in the US when his son Akshaye Khanna was five years old.
• Vinod Khanna stayed at the Osho ashram for four years, leaving his career, wife, and two children behind.
• Akshaye Khanna's mother, Geetanjali Taleyarkhan, single-handedly raised their two children during Vinod Khanna's absence.
• Akshaye Khanna later understood his father's decision and expressed respect for Osho's teachings.
• Vinod Khanna returned home after four years when the Osho commune collapsed.

Why It Matters: Shows the lasting family impact of Vinod Khanna's decision to join the Osho ashram.