late dharmendra and hema malini's iconic love story
Bollywood's 'He-Man' Dharmendra breathed his last, days before his 90th birthday
dharam paaji and hema malini share one of the most iconic romances of bollywood
before hema malini, he was married to Prakash Kaur with 4 children - sunny, bobby, vijeta, ajeeta
then dharam ji fell in love with dream girl hema malini
they starred together in hits like - sholay, Seeta Aur Geeta, dream girl & more
dharmendra was committed to hema but he didn't divorce his 1st wife
By 1980, determined to be together, Dharmendra and Hema reportedly converted to Islam so they could marry
Hema and Dharmendra changed their names to Dilawar and Ayesha Bi for their nikaah in 1979, followed by an Iyengar wedding ceremony in 1980
the duo had two daughters, Esha and Ahana
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