Wednesday, April 14, 2010

All About Dharmendra


Dharamendra Singh Deol (Punjabi: ਧਰਮਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਉਲ), born 8 December 1935 in Punjab, better known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Bollywood film star who has appeared in more than 200 Hindi-language films. In 1997 he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema. He is also the father of actors Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and Esha Deol.

Early life

He was born into a Sikh Punjabi Jatt family in the Ludhiana district of Punjab state to Kewal Kishan Singh Deol and Satwant Kaur. His father was a school headmaster in the village of Lalton where the family later moved.

Personal life


Dharmendra married twice and has maintained both his wives. His first marriage is to Prakash Kaur at the age of 19 in 1954. His second marriage took place with actress Hema Malini. the set of Sholay (1975) although they had made films together before. He had married Hema while his first wife Prakash Kaur was still alive. [4][5][6] he has two daughters: Esha Deol, who is an actress, and Ahana Deol. He is also the uncle of actor Abhay Deol, who is the son of his younger brother Ajit Deol.Dharmendra was also romantically involved with his Phool Aur Patthar co-star Meena Kumari.

Dharmendra has gone on record saying he does not believe that the Mumbai film industry is a place suitable for girls. He was unperturbed by his sons Sunny and Bobby joining the industry, but was vocal about his displeasure regarding his daughter Esha's choice of profession.

Film career

He won the filmfare new talent award and came to Mumbai from Punjab looking for work.Starting with Arjun Hingorani in Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere (1960),He worked in romantic black and white films in early 60s,hitting solo hero stardom with Phool Aur Patthar(1966). Hits started flowing and he became top bollywood draw in late 60s and 70s.Many iconic performances and big movies include Dharmendra as the main star.His most notable acting performance is Satyakam with Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Political career

He has recently become active in politics. He was elected as a Member of Parliament in the 2004 general elections, from Bikaner in Rajasthan, on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket. During his election campaign, he made an ironic remark that he should be elected Dictator Perpetuus to teach "basic etiquette that democracy requires" for which he was severely criticized. Dharmendra has rarely attended the Parliament when the house was in session, preferring to spend the time shooting for movies or doing farming at his farm house. He has also not participated in any debates or raised any queries. Along with actor Govinda, Dharmendra has been criticised for ignoring his duties as a Member of Parliament.

Filmography


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2010s

Yamala Pagla Deewana (2010)

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