I Jatt Yamla Pagla Deewana’, ‘I just don’t know itti si baat’, after reading these lines you must have understood that the actor legend Dharmendra is speaking here. Dharmendra is that star of the industry who made a name for himself in the cinema without any acquaintance and without any godfather, whom everyone salutes. This faith and dedication of Dharmendra made him a legendary actor today. But there was a time when Dharmendra was just the name of a boy who was born to a farmer in Gurdaspur, Punjab.
Dharmendra often used to go to the movie theater instead of studying in class with the dream of becoming a hero in mind. Single Metric Step Dharmendra, who wanted to make his dreams come true, arrived in Mumbai without any planning. He also did not know anyone in Mumbai, nor did he have relatives, relatives or friends in Mumbai. Thus, the desire to be like Dilip Kumar brought him to Mumbai. Because he used to think that everything is available in the city of Mumbai, he just has to be patient, and the same thing was pinching Dharmendra somewhere in his mind.
When Dharmendra arrived in Mumbai, he had neither a place to stay nor money to eat. In such a situation, wherever Dharmendra used to eat, he would tell him to be patient, that he will pay all the money as soon as the money arrives. Dharmendra started touring all the movie studios in Mumbai. There were constant hits in the studio, but the matter did not work out. Some say to go back to your village, others to become a boxer. Seeing Dharmendra’s stature, most of the producer-directors continued to make fun of him, far from giving him work.
Even now the destination was far away, Dharmendra’s mind was not on any work, for he had come with the desire to become a hero of Mumbai. Finally, his fight paid off and he came to that golden day in his life, when he landed director Arjun Hingorani’s movie ‘Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere’. Dharmendra got the job as a hero in the movie ‘Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere’. Dharmendra’s dream as a hero was fulfilled with this film. After this film, all paths in Dharmendra’s life opened up. Between 1960 and 1970, Dharmendra made many romantic movies.
Dharmendra played many roles in his film career. Whether it’s the role of a simple honest hero in the movie ‘Sathyakam’, the role of an action hero in the movie ‘Sholay’ or the role of a comedian in the movie ‘Chupke Chupke’, why not Dharmendra in his movie? trip he played all kinds of roles, which people liked very much. Apart from the movie ‘Anpadh’ in 1962, ‘Bandini’ in 1963, ‘Surat and Seerat’. Dharmendra was given a different identity in the world of cinema thanks to the film ‘Phool Aur Patthar’ by director OP Ralhan.
Dharmendra was married twice in his life, his first wife’s name is Prakash Kaur, who has three children, actors Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and daughter Ajita Deol. Everyone knows that both Sunny and Bobby are working as active actors in Bollywood. While Dharmendra’s daughter lives with her family abroad after marriage. Dharmendra’s second marriage is to actress Hema Malini. They have two daughters Isha and Ahana. Even today, Hema Malini affectionately calls Dharmendra a religion.