Had the looks of a real gentle man, masculine body of a he-man and when it came to his films, he had a very humorous touch in his dialog-delivery and the timing. Dharmendra's original name is Dharam Singh Deol.
He did his intermediate from Ramgarhia College, Phagwara in The heroics in his films - Phool Aur Patthar , Jugnu , Raja Jani and Loafer - are all quite remarkable and unforgettable.
He got nominated for Filmfare best actor 4 times in his career though he couldn't get one but got "The Life Time Achievement" award in from Filmfare for his achievements, splendid performance during his times and wonderful career in Bollywood.
Dharmendra was fond of movies from a young age. He participated in the Filmfare new talent contest, which he won and came to Mumbai from Punjab looking for work.
After which he got supporting roles in the film Boy Friend and was cast as the romantic interest in several woman oriented films from , where the story revolved around the heroine's character and, he was usually cast as a romantic hero opposite senior established leading actress of the time and later, from on-wards, as an action hero.
His major breakthrough was playing supporting role to hero Rajendra Kumar in Aaye Milan Ki Bela, where his character was negative and supporting role in patriotic film Haqeeqat and playing romantic interest in woman oriented films from and playing supporting roles to Balraj Sahni, Ashok Kumar, Biswajit in some films from like Soorat Aur Seerat, Bandini, Mamta, Ghar Ka Chirag.
His sensitive side was explored by Hrishikesh Mukherjee in Anupama and Satyakam , the latter is considered one of the best performances of his career. He got solo hero stardom with the blockbuster, Phool Aur Patthar , which was his first action film but he became established action hero from film Mera Gaon Mera Desh. Dharmendra formed a popular onscreen pair with Hema Malini who later became his second wife. Dharmendra proved his versatility and comic timing through Pratiggya, Chupke Chupke and Sholay.
His next best pairing was with Hema Malini , with whom he did 35 films of them 31 had them as a leading romantic pair and Dharam Hema had 20 hits and 15 flops. Often in 's till he played the romantic lead opposite female leading ladies in woman oriented films where the female protagonist's role overshadowed his roles with Dharam playing only supporting role in these films opposite Meena Kumari, Nutan, Mala Sinha, Sharmila Tagore.
Phool Aur Paththar was the turning point in his career and established him as an action hero and as a solo lead hero. Artistically and popularity wise his peak period was the where he did multi star as well as solo hero films in action and comedy genres and when his performances was appreciated by critics as well as audiences. He was the 2nd highest paid actor along with Vinod Khanna in Hindi films from and Dharam alone was 3rd highest paid Hindi actor from of A grade Hindi Films.
In the early 70s, Dharmendra became the first Indian actor to be voted among the most handsome men in the world. In , Dharmendra diversified into production and launched his elder son Sunny in 'Betaab', which was produced by his banner Vijayta Films and was a huge hit.
He would later go on to launch the successful careers of his younger son Bobby in 'Barsaat' and nephew Abhay Deol in 'Socha Na Tha' under the banner. His film Hukumat in was highest grossing film of that year. He continued to be strong in s as the best action hero even stronger than Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff. The low brow action films directed by likes of Kanti Shah damaged his action career in late 90s. He was honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by Filmfare in He joined politics and was elected as a Member of the Parliament in the general elections, from Bikaner in Rajasthan, on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket.
He returned to acting in with films Life in a Metro and Apne were acclaimed and successful. In the latter, he appears with both his sons, Sunny and Bobby for the first time. His other release was Johnny Gaddaar, where he played a villainous role. In , he starred alongside his sons again in Yamla Pagla Deewana released on 14 January and was a success. A sequel Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 was released in In , Dharmendra replaced Sajid Khan as the male judge of the third series of popular reality show India's Got Talent.
Dharmendra's first marriage was to Prakash Kaur at the age of 19 in He has 4 grand sons named Karan, Rajvir, Aryaman, and Dharam. Dharmendra fell in love with Hema Malini during the filming of Sholay. She eventually married him in As the Hindu Marriage Act forbade polygamy, he converted to Islam in to avoid protests and give legitimacy to his second marriage. The couple has two daughters, Esha Deol and Ahana Deol.
Esha is an actress and Ahana is a dancer. Dharmendra has received several honors for his contribution to cinema and was awarded India's third highest civilian honor Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in Sign In.
Edit Dharmendra. Showing all items. Unique combination of a muscular physique and supreme good looks. He is the only actor to have starred with almost all the Kapoor members. He did not star with Kareena Kapoor and Prithviraj Kapoor. On August 21, he converted to Islam, changed his name to Dilawar Khan, got married to actress Hema Malini, as his first wife, Prakash Kaur, could not be divorced either as she was mother his 4 children and he had fallen in love with Hema Malini only from whereas had married Prakash Kaur in In accordance with the Hindu Marriage Act it is illegal for a Hindu to get re-married when his first wife is still alive.
Two Congress party-members have launched law-suits against him under section of the Indian Penal Code in this connection as he failed to make a declaration of his religion when he joined the Janata Party. He has four children with his first wife Prakash Kaur Born August 1, Prakash's father's name was Mithin Singh Sohi. Dharmendra was among the highest paid Hindi film stars of s. He is considered one of the most handsome men, not only in India but worldwide. He gained titles such as "He-Man" and "Garam Dharam" for his looks and popularity in action films.
Dharmendra is one of the most commercially successful stars of Hindi cinema. The list was topped by Amitabh Bachchan. He was a romantic hero till Rajesh Khanna entered the scene in end of year Dharmendra's career shifted from being a romantic hero to action hero with Mera Gaon Mera Desh directed by Raj Khosla.
He having acted in woman oriented films as a supporting actor from and having achieved success in romantic films from and also in action films from , began to be called a versatile actor by Dharmendra launched his production house Vijayta Films in with the film Betaab that was the debut of his son Sunny Deol.
The film went on to become a huge hit. Later he produced Ghayal in , also starring his son Sunny Deol in lead. The film became one of the biggest hits of the year and won 7 Filmfare Awards including Best Film award. Dharmendra also has the distinction of appearing in several films opposite actresses who have also starred opposite his son Sunny Deol. He stopped taking up lead roles in B grade movies from His film Yamla Pagla Deewana was box-office hit in Dharmendra and Hema Malini are one of the most popular and commercially successful onscreen pairs of Indian cinema.
They were also voted as the most good looking onscreen couple as both of them were considered the most handsome and most beautiful actor and actress of their time. His film Hukumat was among the top grossers at the box office in Brother acted and produced films under the screen name Kanwar Ajit Singh. Dharmendra became the first Indian star to be voted among the most handsome men in the world in mids. Dharmendra's image took a beating with B grade films in mid 90s but he bounced back with films like Life in A Metro, Apne, Johny Gaddaar in late s.
His most successful and longest collaboration was with director Arjun Hingorani from They together worked in 4 hits - Kab? Aur Kahan? Furthur Arjun produced 2 films where he was not the director but only the producer and Dharmendra was the hero - Sultanat and Karishma Kudrat Ka - both of which flopped.
His other successful association was with director Pramod Chakravarthy with whom all his 4 ventures were box-office success each belonging to different genre - drama in Naya Zamana, romance in Dream Girl, action in Azaad and Jugnu. In his youth, actor Dharmendra was such a big fan of actress Suraiya that he walked miles to watch her film Dillagi, over 40 times.
It is said that on the sets of Sholay, Dharmendra paid Rs. So more than Rs. Cousin of Punjabi actor Veerendra Varinder. He was married to director Pammi Varinder who directed Dulla Bhatti in Varinder was assassinated in He left behind two sons. Varinder also has a daughter named Monica.
He was raised in California his whole life. After getting married in India he tried his hand in films. His film " Suryakant" was completed but unreleased. Music : Mahesh Kishor. Produced : Waris Pictures. Directed : Inayat. His film " Mukka" was completed but unreleased. Music: Nikhil-Vinay. Produced:Rohitasha Movies. Dharmendra in his teenage. Dharmendra with his parents. Dharmendra with his brother. Dharmendra with wife Prakash Kaur. Dharmendra with Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol.
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Her son and actor Sunny Deol looked fit as he was spotted in a casual white t-shirt and denim. In , the two got married. Kaur had defended her husband as the actor was criticised by public. How dare anyone call my husband a womanizer when half the industry is doing the same thing?
Now awaiting with bated breath to officially welcome its third generation into Hindi cinema, the Deol clan has cast a long and seductive spell over its fans for close to sixty years.
As most movie-goers know, it all began with Dharmendra. The year-old paterfamilias was once just another tinsel-town aspirant, with stars in his eyes. Lore has it that this Punjabi runaway from the small town Phagwara boarded the Frontier Mail to descend into Bombay to try his luck in films. All he had was blessings from his mother who had goaded him into applying for a Filmfare talent hunt in It is said that the dashing young man caught the attention of Guru Dutt and Bimal Roy.
The young star spent his formative years under the iconic shadow of such industry titans as Bimal Roy, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Ashok Kumar, Nutan, Dilip Kumar and Balraj Sahni and quickly became the torchbearer of Bengali realism in one critically acclaimed hit after another.
He was the original screen idealist and his early career, they say, was as meaningful as his later was vain — but then, all the trashy action stuff in the s have their own cult charm, too.
There was also his rumoured proximity to the great Meena Kumari, who seemed to have taken more than a shine to her Majhli Didi co-star. Though Dharmendra who became a star way back with Phool Aur Patthar in mids and never really stopped being one across decades, all the success and fame never failed to amuse him. Who were these beautiful fairies and handsome heartthrobs and prince charmings and where do they live?
I longed to be in the same pantheon. One of the heartthrobs who inspired Dharmendra was Dilip Kumar. Like Kumar, Dharmendra was attractive in a conventional sort of way and went on to forge one of the most towering careers spanning decades.
Patiala peg, perhaps? A close-knit family, the Deols are known to groom and promote their sons in showbiz.
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