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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Dharam is still Garam at 77He starred with Sanjeev Kumar and Sharmila Tagore in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Satyakam in 1969. Dharmendra's performance as the man of convictions dealing with life in a newly independent India is considered among his career-best. -
Dharam is still Garam at 77Among Dharmendra's most admired roles is that of Professor Parimal Tripathi in the comedy Chupke Chupke (1975). The movie also featured Sharmila Tagore, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Om Prakash, David, Asrani and Keshto Mukherjee. -
Dharam is still Garam at 77As 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. -
Dharam is still Garam at 77Dharmendra played the role of a thief in the ill-fated Shalimar (1978). The movie also starred Zeenat Aman, Prem Nath, Aruna Irani, Shammi Kapoor and Hollywood actors Sir Rex Harrison, John Saxon and Sylvia Miles. The film flopped at the box office. -
Dharam is still Garam at 77Despite 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. -
Dharam is still Garam at 7730 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. -
Dharam is still Garam at 77In 2004, Dharmendra forayed into politics and was elected a Member of Parliament from Bikaner in Rajasthan on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket. However, he was severely criticized for ignoring his constituency and spending time in Bollywood.
