dharmendra passes away at 89; lesser-known facts about the legend
Bollywood's 'He-Man' Dharmendra breathed his last, days before his 90th birthday
Dharam Ji got the moniker of ‘He-man’ after his film Haqeeqat (1964)
in his earlier days, he used to live in a garage because he didn’t have a proper home in Mumbai
he'd shared - "To survive in Mumbai, I worked in a drilling firm where I was paid Rs 200."
Born as Dharam Singh Deol, he came to Mumbai from a small punjab village after winning a magazine’s talent hunt show
Dharmendra holds the unique record of delivering 7 box office hits in a single year (1987)
during sholay, He paid a spot boy to cause 20 retakes so Hema Malini had to hug him 20 times
He secretly converted to Islam as Dilawar Khan so he could marry Hema Malini as his second wife
Before falling for Bollywood’s ‘Dream Girl,’ he was linked with Meena Kumari and Saira Banu
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