Cinema's "Darling D" turns 76, celebrates with fans
Bollywood's Darling D Dharmendra celebrated his 76th birthday with his fans at his residence.
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Dharmendra turns 76Apart from the comedy movie Yamla Pagla Deewana, starring his sons Sunny and Bobby, Dharmendra also did a guest appearance in Tell Me O Kkhuda. The movie had his elder daughter Esha Deol playing the lead role and it was directed and produced by his wife Hema Malini. -
Dharmendra turns 76While shooting for Sholay, Dharmendra fell in love with actress Hema Malini. Both Dharmendra and Hema Malini converted to Islam to marry in 1980. Dharmendra is still married to his first wife. He has two daughters with Hema Malini, Esha and Ahana. -
Dharmendra turns 76Among Dharmendra's most-remembered roles is that of Professor Parimal Tripathi in the comedy movie Chupke Chupke (1975). The movie also featured Sharmila Tagore, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Om Prakash, David, Asrani and Keshto Mukherjee. -
Dharmendra turns 76Even at the peak of his career, he had to come to terms with movies like Shalimar (1978) and The Burning Train (1980), which were box-office disasters. The Burning Train is perhaps best remembered as a disaster disaster flick and, on a happier note, the very apparent chemistry between Dharamendra and Hema Malini. -
Dharmendra turns 76The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award came to him in 1997 for his contribution to Indian Cinema.
In 2004 he 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.
Here's wishing Indian cinema's "Darling D" a happy birthday.
