Dharam is still Garam at 77
Sholay star and Deol patriarch Dharmendra turns 77 today. Dharam Singh Deol was born on December 8, 1935 in Punjab's Kapurthala district.
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As the married Dharmendra wooed Hema Malini's character Basant while shooting Sholay, love blossomed for real. The romance raised eyebrows at the time but the couple finally married in 1980, converting to Islam so that Dharmendra did not have to divorce first wife Prakash. They had two daughters, Esha and Ahana and Dharmendra still maintains two families.
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Despite Dharmendra's star status, he could not escape such box office turkeys as Shalimar (1978) and The Burning Train (1980). The Burning Train was disaster movie that was a box office disaster as well. The very apparent chemistry between Dharamendra and Hema Malini was among the few high points of the movie.
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30 years after he debuted in 1960's Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere, it seemed as though it was time for Dharmendra to wind up. But he wasn't ready to stop just yet. He tried his luck and failed with a character role in Kshatriya (1993). A string of forgettable and forgotten films followed.
