Dharmendra is one of the most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema.
Back in the ’70s, Dharmendra was considered one of the best good-looking men in the world.
The veteran actor was last seen in ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se’, which was released in 2018.
Did you know once the ‘Sholay’ actor drunk dialled director Hrishikesh Mukherjee?
During the promotions of his grandson Karan Deol’s movie ‘Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas’ on Kapil Sharma’s show, Dharmendra revealed an incident where he got upset and drunk dialled ‘Anand’ director Hrishikesh for casting Rajesh Khanna instead of him.
Recalling the story, the actor said, “Hrishida had told me a story on a flight, Anand. While coming from Bangalore, he said to me that ‘we were going to do this’ and ‘we were going to do that’. And later, I found out that the movie had started rolling with Rajesh Khanna in the lead role.”
The actor further jokingly added, “I didn’t let Hrishida sleep the whole night. I told him, “You were going to give me the role, you told me the story, then why did you give him the film?” He kept telling me, “Dharam, go to sleep, we will talk in the morning”. He would cut the line and I would call him back asking, “Why did you give him the role?”
For the unversed, Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s iconic movie ‘Anand’, starring Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan, completed 50 years today.
