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'''Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol''' (born 8 December 1935), known mononymously as '''Dharmendra''', is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who is primarily known for his work in [[Hindi]] films. Nicknamed the "He-Man" of Bollywood, Dharmendra is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema and to be among the most handsome Indian actors of all time.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Dharmendra, who was voted as one of the most handsome men in the 70s, is seen with his daughter Vijetta Deol at their residence. |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/movies/100-yrs-of-indian-cinema/dharmendras-toi-archives-100-years-of-indian-cinema/articleshow/20148585.cms |access-date=4 August 2023 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=23 January 2022 |title=When Dharmendra was compared to a Hollywood star who he didn't recognise |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/when-dharmendra-was-compared-to-a-hollywood-star-who-he-didn-t-recognise-uski-picture-hi-nahi-dekhi-thi-101642923670930.html |access-date=4 August 2023 |newspaper=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2015 |title=Dharmendra most handsome actor in Bollywood: Arjun Rampal |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dharmendra-most-handsome-actor-in-bollywood-arjun-rampal/ |access-date=4 August 2023 |newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Madhuri Dixit: Dharmendra the most handsome person |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/madhuri-dixit-dharmendra-the-most-handsome-person-612103 |access-date=4 August 2023 |agency=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 November 2021 |title=Salman Khan calls Dharmendra 'the most beautiful looking man' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dharmendra-shares-video-of-salman-khan-calling-him-icon-most-beautiful-looking-man-7625556/ |access-date=4 August 2023 |newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref> In 2012, he has received the [[Padma Bhushan]], India's third highest civilian honour, from the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 2012 |title=Dharmendra, Shabana awarded Padma Bhushan |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/entertainment/dharmendra-shabana-awarded-padma-bhushan/photo-gnR6WFNcsB7C0eeCUeEhiN.html |access-date=5 August 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> Dharmendra has worked in more than 200 films in a [[Dharmendra filmography|career]] spanning over six decades.<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 December 2015|title=Dharmendra turns 80! 10 stories you probably never knew about the 'He-Man'|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/dharmendra-birthday-10-unknown-facts-25606.html|access-date=25 June 2020|agency=India TV}}</ref>
'''Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol''' (born 8 December 1935), known mononymously as '''Dharmendra''', is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who is primarily known for his work in [[Hindi]] films. Nicknamed the "He-Man" of Bollywood, Dharmendra is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema and to be among the most handsome Indian actors of all time.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Dharmendra, who was voted as one of the most handsome men in the 70s, is seen with his daughter Vijetta Deol at their residence. |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/movies/100-yrs-of-indian-cinema/dharmendras-toi-archives-100-years-of-indian-cinema/articleshow/20148585.cms |access-date=4 August 2023 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=23 January 2022 |title=When Dharmendra was compared to a Hollywood star who he didn't recognise |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/when-dharmendra-was-compared-to-a-hollywood-star-who-he-didn-t-recognise-uski-picture-hi-nahi-dekhi-thi-101642923670930.html |access-date=4 August 2023 |newspaper=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2015 |title=Dharmendra most handsome actor in Bollywood: Arjun Rampal |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dharmendra-most-handsome-actor-in-bollywood-arjun-rampal/ |access-date=4 August 2023 |newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Madhuri Dixit: Dharmendra the most handsome person |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/madhuri-dixit-dharmendra-the-most-handsome-person-612103 |access-date=4 August 2023 |agency=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 November 2021 |title=Salman Khan calls Dharmendra 'the most beautiful looking man' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dharmendra-shares-video-of-salman-khan-calling-him-icon-most-beautiful-looking-man-7625556/ |access-date=4 August 2023 |newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref> In 2012, he has received the [[Padma Bhushan]], India's third highest civilian honour, from the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 2012 |title=Dharmendra, Shabana awarded Padma Bhushan |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/entertainment/dharmendra-shabana-awarded-padma-bhushan/photo-gnR6WFNcsB7C0eeCUeEhiN.html |access-date=5 August 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> Dharmendra has worked in more than 200 films in a [[Dharmendra filmography|career]] spanning over six decades.<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 December 2015|title=Dharmendra turns 80! 10 stories you probably never knew about the 'He-Man'|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/dharmendra-birthday-10-unknown-facts-25606.html|access-date=25 June 2020|agency=India TV}}</ref>


Dharmendra made his debut in 1960 with ''[[Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Joshi |first=Sumit |title=Bollywood Through Ages |publisher=Best Book Reads |isbn=9781311676696 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=WHQWCgAAQBAJ&q=Arjun+Hingorani&pg=PT65}}</ref> He first gained popularity in the mid-1960s for films, such as ''[[Ayee Milan Ki Bela]]'', ''[[Kaajal]]'' and ''[[Phool Aur Patthar]]'', and achieved [[Movie star|greater stardom]] in later years, being dubbed India's "Garam Dharam" for several of his on-screen roles in Hindi films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/indepth-stories/dharmendra-bollywoods-dreamboat|title=Dharmendra, Bollywood’s Dreamboat|date=8 December 2022}}</ref> He consistently starred in several successful Hindi films from the late-1960s to the 1980s, such as ''[[Ankhen (1968 film)|Ankhen]]'', ''[[Shikar (1968 film)|Shikar]]'', ''[[Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke]]'', ''[[Jeevan Mrityu]]'', ''[[Mera Gaon Mera Desh]]'', ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]'', ''[[Raja Jani]]'', ''[[Jugnu (1973 film)|Jugnu]]'', ''[[Yaadon Ki Baaraat]]'', ''[[Dost (1974 film)|Dost]]'', ''[[Sholay]]'', ''[[Pratigya (1975 film)|Pratiggya]]'', ''[[Charas (1976 film)|Charas]]'', ''[[Dharam Veer (film)|Dharam Veer]]'', ''[[Chacha Bhatija]]'', ''[[Ghulami]]'', ''[[Hukumat]]'', ''[[Aag Hi Aag]]'', ''[[Elaan-E-Jung]]'' and ''[[Tahalka]]'',<ref name="Rewinds">{{Cite news|title=Rewind - Sixty Years Of Dharmendra|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6104|work=Box Office India|language=en|date=24 November 2020}}</ref> as well as some of his acclaimed performances, include ''[[Anpadh]]'', ''[[Bandini (film)|Bandini]]'', ''[[Haqeeqat (1964 film)|Haqeeqat]]'', ''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]'', ''[[Mamta (1966 film)|Mamta]]'', ''[[Majhli Didi]]'', ''[[Satyakam]]'', ''[[Naya Zamana]]'', ''[[Samadhi (1972 film)|Samadhi]]'', ''[[Resham Ki Dori]]'', ''[[Chupke Chupke (film)|Chupke Chupke]]'', ''[[Dillagi (1978 film)|Dillagi]]'', ''[[The Burning Train]]'', ''[[Do Dishayen]]'' and ''[[Hathyar (1989 film)|Hathyar]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jun/24dinesh.htm|title=All muscle, all heart: Dharmendra|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/dharmendra-turns-88-from-anupama-to-sholay-10-films-that-define-his-timeless-legacy/phool-aur-patthar-1966-action-hero-emerges/slideshow/105832972.cms|title=Dharmendra Turns 88: From 'Anupama' To 'Sholay', 10 Films That Define His Timeless Legacy|date=8 December 2023}}</ref>
Dharmendra made his debut in 1960 with ''[[Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Joshi |first=Sumit |title=Bollywood Through Ages |publisher=Best Book Reads |isbn=9781311676696 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=WHQWCgAAQBAJ&q=Arjun+Hingorani&pg=PT65}}</ref> He first gained popularity in the mid-1960s for films, such as ''[[Ayee Milan Ki Bela]]'', ''[[Kaajal]]'' and ''[[Phool Aur Patthar]]'', and achieved [[Movie star|greater stardom]] in later years, being dubbed India's "Garam Dharam" for several of his on-screen roles in Hindi films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/indepth-stories/dharmendra-bollywoods-dreamboat|title=Dharmendra, Bollywood's Dreamboat|date=8 December 2022}}</ref> He consistently starred in several successful Hindi films from the late-1960s to the 1980s, such as ''[[Ankhen (1968 film)|Ankhen]]'', ''[[Shikar (1968 film)|Shikar]]'', ''[[Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke]]'', ''[[Jeevan Mrityu]]'', ''[[Mera Gaon Mera Desh]]'', ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]'', ''[[Raja Jani]]'', ''[[Jugnu (1973 film)|Jugnu]]'', ''[[Yaadon Ki Baaraat]]'', ''[[Dost (1974 film)|Dost]]'', ''[[Sholay]]'', ''[[Pratigya (1975 film)|Pratiggya]]'', ''[[Charas (1976 film)|Charas]]'', ''[[Dharam Veer (film)|Dharam Veer]]'', ''[[Chacha Bhatija]]'', ''[[Ghulami]]'', ''[[Hukumat]]'', ''[[Aag Hi Aag]]'', ''[[Elaan-E-Jung]]'' and ''[[Tahalka]]'',<ref name="Rewinds">{{Cite news|title=Rewind - Sixty Years Of Dharmendra|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6104|work=Box Office India|language=en|date=24 November 2020}}</ref> as well as some of his acclaimed performances, include ''[[Anpadh]]'', ''[[Bandini (film)|Bandini]]'', ''[[Haqeeqat (1964 film)|Haqeeqat]]'', ''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]'', ''[[Mamta (1966 film)|Mamta]]'', ''[[Majhli Didi]]'', ''[[Satyakam]]'', ''[[Naya Zamana]]'', ''[[Samadhi (1972 film)|Samadhi]]'', ''[[Resham Ki Dori]]'', ''[[Chupke Chupke (film)|Chupke Chupke]]'', ''[[Dillagi (1978 film)|Dillagi]]'', ''[[The Burning Train]]'', ''[[Do Dishayen]]'' and ''[[Hathyar (1989 film)|Hathyar]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jun/24dinesh.htm|title=All muscle, all heart: Dharmendra|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/dharmendra-turns-88-from-anupama-to-sholay-10-films-that-define-his-timeless-legacy/phool-aur-patthar-1966-action-hero-emerges/slideshow/105832972.cms|title=Dharmendra Turns 88: From 'Anupama' To 'Sholay', 10 Films That Define His Timeless Legacy|date=8 December 2023}}</ref>


Beginning in the late 1990s, he appeared in [[character roles]] in several successful and acclaimed films, such as ''[[Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998 film)|Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya]]'', ''[[Life in a... Metro]]'', ''[[Apne]]'', ''[[Johnny Gaddaar]]'', ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana]]'', ''[[Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani]]'' and ''[[Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/actor.php?actorid=1|title=Dharmendra (Filmography)|publisher=Box Office India}}</ref><ref name="CNN-IBN">{{cite web |title=Review: Johnny Gaddaar is a delicious thriller |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/review-johnny-gaddaar-is-a-delicious-thriller/49544-8.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415162514/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/review-johnny-gaddaar-is-a-delicious-thriller/49544-8.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 April 2009|date=29 September 2007 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7962|title=Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani Emerges HIT Due to Overseas|website=Box Office India|access-date=24 August 2023|archive-date=24 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824075755/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7962|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1997, he received the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] for his contributions to [[Hindi cinema|Bollywood]]. He was a member of the [[15th Lok Sabha]] of [[India]], representing the [[Bikaner]] constituency in [[Rajasthan]] from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=79881|title=Padma Awards|publisher=pib|date=27 January 2013|access-date=16 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524145714/http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=79881|archive-date=24 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Beginning in the late 1990s, he appeared in [[character roles]] in several successful and acclaimed films, such as ''[[Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998 film)|Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya]]'', ''[[Life in a... Metro]]'', ''[[Apne]]'', ''[[Johnny Gaddaar]]'', ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana]]'', ''[[Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani]]'' and ''[[Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/actor.php?actorid=1|title=Dharmendra (Filmography)|publisher=Box Office India}}</ref><ref name="CNN-IBN">{{cite web |title=Review: Johnny Gaddaar is a delicious thriller |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/review-johnny-gaddaar-is-a-delicious-thriller/49544-8.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415162514/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/review-johnny-gaddaar-is-a-delicious-thriller/49544-8.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 April 2009|date=29 September 2007 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7962|title=Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani Emerges HIT Due to Overseas|website=Box Office India|access-date=24 August 2023|archive-date=24 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824075755/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7962|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1997, he received the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] for his contributions to [[Hindi cinema|Bollywood]]. He was a member of the [[15th Lok Sabha]] of [[India]], representing the [[Bikaner]] constituency in [[Rajasthan]] from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=79881|title=Padma Awards|publisher=pib|date=27 January 2013|access-date=16 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524145714/http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=79881|archive-date=24 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==Career==
==Career==


===1960s: Early career and rise to prominence===
===1960–1969: Early career and rise to prominence===


[[File:Signed photo of Indian actor Dharmendra (2).jpg|thumb|upright|200px|Signed photograph of Dharmendra in 1965]]
[[File:Signed photo of Indian actor Dharmendra (2).jpg|thumb|upright|200px|Signed photograph of Dharmendra in 1965]]
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Dharmendra was the winner of ''[[Filmfare]]'' magazine's nationally organised new talent award and went to [[Mumbai]] from [[Punjab]] to work in the movie. However, it was never made. He later made his film debut in 1960 with [[Arjun Hingorani]]'s [[Romance film|romantic drama]] ''[[Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere]]''.<ref name="Express2">{{cite web|title=Dharmendra – Action King: Romantic hero|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/pictureStory.php?galId=1101&pg=1&view=1|work=The Indian Express|access-date=16 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article868667.ece|title=My First Break: Dharmendra|author=Ranjana Das Gupta|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 November 2010|access-date=8 December 2011|location=Chennai, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204212734/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article868667.ece|archive-date=4 December 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> The film largely went unnoticed and as a result, did not perform that well at the box office.<ref name="Rewinds"/> He saw his first commercial success in 1961 with [[Ramesh Saigal]]'s ''[[Shola Aur Shabnam (1961 film)|Shola Aur Shabnam]]'' and followed it with hits, such as [[Mohan Kumar (director)|Mohan Kumar]]'s ''[[Anpadh]]'' (1962) and [[Bimal Roy]]'s ''[[Bandini (film)|Bandini]]'' (1963), which won [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=167&catName=MTk2MQ==|title=Box Office 1961|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207075740/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=167&catName=MTk2MQ== |archive-date=7 February 2009 }}</ref><ref name="BOI">{{Cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=168&catName=MTk2Mg==|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922021831/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=168&catName=MTk2Mg%3D%3D|url-status=dead|title=BoxOffice India.com<!-- Bot generated title -->|archivedate=22 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=International film prizes: an encyclopedia|author=Tad Bentley Hammer|publisher=Garland|year=1991|isbn=0-8240-7099-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/internationalfil00hamm/page/223 223]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/internationalfil00hamm/page/223}}</ref>
Dharmendra was the winner of ''[[Filmfare]]'' magazine's nationally organised new talent award and went to [[Mumbai]] from [[Punjab]] to work in the movie. However, it was never made. He later made his film debut in 1960 with [[Arjun Hingorani]]'s [[Romance film|romantic drama]] ''[[Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere]]''.<ref name="Express2">{{cite web|title=Dharmendra – Action King: Romantic hero|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/pictureStory.php?galId=1101&pg=1&view=1|work=The Indian Express|access-date=16 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article868667.ece|title=My First Break: Dharmendra|author=Ranjana Das Gupta|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 November 2010|access-date=8 December 2011|location=Chennai, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204212734/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article868667.ece|archive-date=4 December 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> The film largely went unnoticed and as a result, did not perform that well at the box office.<ref name="Rewinds"/> He saw his first commercial success in 1961 with [[Ramesh Saigal]]'s ''[[Shola Aur Shabnam (1961 film)|Shola Aur Shabnam]]'' and followed it with hits, such as [[Mohan Kumar (director)|Mohan Kumar]]'s ''[[Anpadh]]'' (1962) and [[Bimal Roy]]'s ''[[Bandini (film)|Bandini]]'' (1963), which won [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=167&catName=MTk2MQ==|title=Box Office 1961|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207075740/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=167&catName=MTk2MQ== |archive-date=7 February 2009 }}</ref><ref name="BOI">{{Cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=168&catName=MTk2Mg==|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922021831/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=168&catName=MTk2Mg%3D%3D|url-status=dead|title=BoxOffice India.com<!-- Bot generated title -->|archivedate=22 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=International film prizes: an encyclopedia|author=Tad Bentley Hammer|publisher=Garland|year=1991|isbn=0-8240-7099-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/internationalfil00hamm/page/223 223]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/internationalfil00hamm/page/223}}</ref>


His breakthrough came in 1964 when he co-starred alongside [[Rajendra Kumar]] and [[Saira Banu]] in ''[[Ayee Milan Ki Bela]]''. It went on to become a blockbuster at the box office and despite playing the antagonist, Dharmendra got noticed by audience.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dharmendra gets overwhelmed with love from fans on 88th birthday, says 'pyaare pyaare tohfe aye hain' |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/dharmendra-gets-overwhelmed-with-love-from-fans-on-88th-birthday-says-pyaare-pyaare-tohfe-aye-hain-570342 |work=The Tribune |date=9 December 2023 |access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref> The same year, he played the lead in [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]]'s [[war|war-drama]] ''[[Haqeeqat (1964 film)|Haqeeqat]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/frames-per-second-music-for-tragedy-120061901220_1.html|title=Frames per Second: Music for tragedy}}</ref> Based on the [[Sino-Indian War]] of 1962, the film proved to be a major critical and commercial success, eventually emerging a superhit with one of its song "[[Madan Mohan (composer)|Ab Tumhare Hawaale Watan Saathiyon]]", a solo by [[Mohammed Rafi]] becoming hugely popular among the masses.<ref>{{cite news |title=FLASHBACK {{|}} 8 July 2022 (From our issue dated 12 July 1997 |url=https://filminformation.com/featured/flashback-8-july-2022-from-our-issue-dated-12th-july-1997 |work=Film Information |date=8 July 2022 |access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Sujata Dev|title=Mohammed Rafi Voice Of A Nation|date=October 2015|publisher=OM Books International|isbn=978-9380070971}}</ref> In 1965, he had another superhit in Ram Maheshwari's romantic drama ''[[Kaajal]]''.<ref name="Boxoffice">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=171&catName=MTk2NQ== |title=Box office 1965 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=9 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210134027/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=171&catName=MTk2NQ== |archive-date=10 February 2012 }}</ref> The film also had [[Meena Kumari]], [[Raaj Kumar]] and [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] in the lead.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/11/19/stories/2010111951391100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216045542/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/11/19/stories/2010111951391100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 December 2013 |title=Kaajal (1965) |date=19 November 2012 |access-date=9 January 2012 |newspaper= [[The Hindu]] |author=Deepak Mahaan}}</ref>
His breakthrough came in 1964 when he co-starred alongside [[Rajendra Kumar]] and [[Saira Banu]] in another of Mohan Kumar's directional venture ''[[Ayee Milan Ki Bela]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/mgr-and-jayalalitha-in-oru-thai-makkal-1971/article8346001.ece |title=Oru Thai Makkal (1971) Tamil |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=12 March 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=3 March 2019 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> It went on to become a blockbuster and despite playing the antagonist, Dharmendra got noticed by audience and received a nomination in the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]] category.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dharmendra gets overwhelmed with love from fans on 88th birthday, says 'pyaare pyaare tohfe aye hain' |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/dharmendra-gets-overwhelmed-with-love-from-fans-on-88th-birthday-says-pyaare-pyaare-tohfe-aye-hain-570342 |work=The Tribune |date=9 December 2023 |access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="filmfare">{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners|title = Winners list|date = 2023}}</ref> That same year, he played the lead role in [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]]'s [[war|war-drama]] ''[[Haqeeqat (1964 film)|Haqeeqat]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/frames-per-second-music-for-tragedy-120061901220_1.html|title=Frames per Second: Music for tragedy}}</ref> Based on the [[Sino-Indian War]] of 1962, the film proved to be a major critical and commercial success, eventually emerging a superhit with one of its song "[[Madan Mohan (composer)|Ab Tumhare Hawaale Watan Saathiyon]]", a solo by [[Mohammed Rafi]] becoming hugely popular among the masses.<ref>{{cite news |title=FLASHBACK {{|}} 8 July 2022 (From our issue dated 12 July 1997 |url=https://filminformation.com/featured/flashback-8-july-2022-from-our-issue-dated-12th-july-1997 |work=Film Information |date=8 July 2022 |access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Sujata Dev|title=Mohammed Rafi Voice Of A Nation|date=October 2015|publisher=OM Books International|isbn=978-9380070971}}</ref> In 1965, he had another superhit in Ram Maheshwari's romantic drama ''[[Kaajal]]''.<ref name="Boxoffice">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=171&catName=MTk2NQ== |title=Box office 1965 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=9 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210134027/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=171&catName=MTk2NQ== |archive-date=10 February 2012 }}</ref> The film also had [[Meena Kumari]], [[Raaj Kumar]] and [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] in the lead.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/11/19/stories/2010111951391100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216045542/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/11/19/stories/2010111951391100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 December 2013 |title=Kaajal (1965) |date=19 November 2012 |access-date=9 January 2012 |newspaper= [[The Hindu]] |author=Deepak Mahaan}}</ref>


In 1966, Dharmendra reunited with Kumari for [[O. P. Ralhan]]'s ''[[Phool Aur Patthar]]''. The film topped the box office chart in 1966, becoming a blockbuster and making him a saleable star.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=172&catName=MTk2Ng== |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014102652/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=172&catName=MTk2Ng== |archive-date=14 October 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Top Actors">{{cite web |title=Top Actors |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219165002/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors |archive-date=19 February 2008 |access-date=24 April 2020 |work=Box Office India}}</ref> He
In 1966, Dharmendra reunited with Kumari for [[O. P. Ralhan]]'s ''[[Phool Aur Patthar]]''. The film topped the box office chart in 1966, becoming a major blockbuster and making him a saleable star.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=172&catName=MTk2Ng== |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014102652/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=172&catName=MTk2Ng== |archive-date=14 October 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Top Actors">{{cite web |title=Top Actors |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219165002/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors |archive-date=19 February 2008 |access-date=24 April 2020 |work=Box Office India}}</ref> He
received his first nomination in the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] category for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366575.cms|title=The Filmfare Awards Nominations – 1966|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040323040505/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366575.cms|archive-date=23 March 2004}}</ref> The success of ''Phool Aur Patthar'' was followed by hits in ''[[Mamta (1966 film)|Mamta]]'', ''[[Devar]]'', ''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]'' and ''[[Aaye Din Bahar Ke]]'', the same year.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=5792|title=Akshay Kumar Has A Historic Year|date=8 January 2020}}</ref> He was also given a souvenir at the [[14th National Film Awards]] in recognition of his performance in ''Anupama''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Film awards presented|agency=Press Trust of India|publisher=The Indian Express|date=11 October 1967|pages=7}}</ref> The following year, he worked in commercially unsuccessful, but critically acclaimed films like - ''[[Dulhan Ek Raat Ki]]'' opposite [[Nutan]] and ''[[Majhli Didi]]'', ''[[Chandan Ka Palna]]'', both opposite Kumari.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ghosh |first1=Oindrila |title=Bollywood's Long Love Affair with Thomas Hardy's Novels: Adaptations and Cultural Appropriations |url=https://victorianweb.org/authors/hardy/ghosh.html |website=Victorian Web}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/actor-sachin-feted-as-ambassador-of-urdu/articleshow/103546974.cms|title=Actor Sachin feted as 'Ambassador of Urdu'|newspaper=The Times of India |date=10 September 2023}}</ref> Dharmendra hit the big league in 1968 with [[Atma Ram (director)|Atma Ram]]'s [[Mystery film|mystery thriller]] ''[[Shikar (1968 film)|Shikar]]'' and [[Ramanand Sagar]]'s [[spy thriller]] ''[[Ankhen (1968 film)|Ankhen]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=ShikarUA |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/shikar/movieshow/61335835.cms |access-date=6 December 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/gun-ho-in-bollywood/articleshow/12312314.cms?pcode=other|title=Gun-ho in Bollywood|newspaper=The Times of India |date=18 March 2012}}</ref> Both the films opened to extremely positive audience response and emerged blockbusters at the box office with the latter being the top grosser of that year.<ref name="Rewinds"/>
received his first nomination in the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] category for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366575.cms|title=The Filmfare Awards Nominations – 1966|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040323040505/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366575.cms|archive-date=23 March 2004}}</ref> The success of ''Phool Aur Patthar'' was followed by hits in ''[[Mamta (1966 film)|Mamta]]'', ''[[Devar]]'', ''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]'' and ''[[Aaye Din Bahar Ke]]'', the same year.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=5792|title=Akshay Kumar Has A Historic Year|date=8 January 2020}}</ref> He was also given a souvenir at the [[14th National Film Awards]] in recognition of his performance in ''Anupama''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Film awards presented|agency=Press Trust of India|publisher=The Indian Express|date=11 October 1967|pages=7}}</ref> The next year, he worked in commercially unsuccessful, but critically acclaimed films like - ''[[Dulhan Ek Raat Ki]]'' opposite [[Nutan]] and ''[[Majhli Didi]]'', ''[[Chandan Ka Palna]]'', both opposite Kumari.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ghosh |first1=Oindrila |title=Bollywood's Long Love Affair with Thomas Hardy's Novels: Adaptations and Cultural Appropriations |url=https://victorianweb.org/authors/hardy/ghosh.html |website=Victorian Web}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/actor-sachin-feted-as-ambassador-of-urdu/articleshow/103546974.cms|title=Actor Sachin feted as 'Ambassador of Urdu'|newspaper=The Times of India |date=10 September 2023}}</ref> Dharmendra hit the big league in 1968 with [[Atma Ram (director)|Atma Ram]]'s [[Mystery film|mystery thriller]] ''[[Shikar (1968 film)|Shikar]]'' and [[Ramanand Sagar]]'s [[spy thriller]] ''[[Ankhen (1968 film)|Ankhen]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=ShikarUA |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/shikar/movieshow/61335835.cms |access-date=6 December 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/gun-ho-in-bollywood/articleshow/12312314.cms?pcode=other|title=Gun-ho in Bollywood|newspaper=The Times of India |date=18 March 2012}}</ref> Both the films opened to positive audience response and proved to be blockbusters at the box office with the latter being the top–earning film that year.<ref name="Rewinds"/> His other commercially successful releases of 1968 were – [[T. Prakash Rao]]'s drama film ''[[Izzat (1968 film)|Izzat]]'' (in which he played a double role) and Amar Kumar's romantic drama ''[[Mere Hamdam Mere Dost]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Devesh |title=We trace Jayalalithaa's Bollywood debut, Izzat (1968) |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/we-trace-jayalalithaas-bollywood-debut-izzat-1968_-17233.html |access-date=24 February 2021 |work=Filmfare |date=5 December 2016 }}</ref> The following year, saw the emergence of superstar [[Rajesh Khanna]], who stormed the nation with back-to-back blockbusters in ''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]'' and ''[[Do Raaste]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3385|title=Ittefaq And Thor Battle It Out This Week|date=2 November 2017}}</ref> With his rise, a number of stars went through career decline.<ref name="froma">{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/314356/from-artistes-brands.html|title=From artistes to brands|date=23 February 2013}}</ref> During this phase, Dharmendra and [[Manoj Kumar]] were the only actors who remained unaffected by Khanna's popularity.<ref name="froma"/> In 1969, he had a superhit in ''[[Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke]]'', followed by three more successful films, which were - ''[[Yakeen (1969 film)|Yakeen]]'', ''[[Pyar Hi Pyar]]'' and ''[[Aadmi Aur Insaan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold/ |title=Worth Their Weight in Gold! - Box Office India : India's premier film trade magazine |access-date=24 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915183938/http://boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold |archive-date=15 September 2017}}</ref> Dharmendra also received immense acclaim for his portrayal of a righteous man in [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]'s [[Drama (genre)|social drama]] film ''[[Satyakam]]'', which is widely considered to be his career-best performance by fans as well as critics and went on to win [[National Film Award for Best Hindi Feature Film|National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm17thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=17NFA.pdf |title=Directorate of Film Festival |publisher=Iffi.nic.in |access-date=23 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/15dinesh.htm|title=Satyakam: Dharmendra's career best role|website=rediff.com}}</ref>


===1970–1977: Superstardom===
The year 1969 saw the rise of superstar [[Rajesh Khanna]], who stormed the nation with back-to-back blockbusters in ''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]'' and ''[[Do Raaste]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3385|title=Ittefaq And Thor Battle It Out This Week|date=2 November 2017}}</ref> With his rise, a number of stars went through career decline.<ref name="froma">{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/314356/from-artistes-brands.html|title=From artistes to brands|date=23 February 2013}}</ref> During this phase, Dharmendra and [[Manoj Kumar]] were the only actors who remained unaffected by Khanna's popularity.<ref name="froma"/> That same year, he had a superhit in ''[[Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke]]'', followed by three more successful films with ''[[Yakeen (1969 film)|Yakeen]]'', ''[[Pyar Hi Pyar]]'' and ''[[Aadmi Aur Insaan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold/ |title=Worth Their Weight in Gold! - Box Office India : India's premier film trade magazine |access-date=24 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915183938/http://boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold |archive-date=15 September 2017}}</ref> Dharmendra also received immense acclaim for his portrayal of a righteous man in [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]'s ''[[Satyakam]]'', which is considered his career-best performance by fans as well as critics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/15dinesh.htm|title=Satyakam: Dharmendra's career best role|website=rediff.com}}</ref>


The year 1970 was a notable one for Dharmendra as he delivered four major successes and formed a hit pair with [[Hema Malini]].<ref name="Express2"/> His first release was [[Satyen Bose]]'s [[Crime film|crime drama]] ''[[Jeevan Mrityu]]''. An adaptation of [[Alexandre Dumas]]'s novel ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'', it proved to be major critical and commercial success, eventually emerging a blockbuster and one of the top earners of 1970.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/jeevan-mrityu-1970/article6400941.ece|title=Jeevan Mrityu (1970)|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Vijay Lokpally|date=11 September 2014}}</ref> His next two films, [[Bhappi Sonie]]'s ''[[Tum Haseen Main Jawan]]'' and [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]]'s ''[[Sharafat]]'', both opposite Malini proved to be superhits at the box office.<ref name="auto1"/> This was followed by a flop in ''[[Ishq Par Zor Nahin]]'' alongside [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]] and a hit in ''[[Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?]]'' with [[Babita]].<ref name="auto1"/> His final release of that year was [[Raj Kapoor]]'s magnum opus ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]'' (in which he played a supporting role). Although the film was a disaster at the time of release, it attained cult status in later years, with many critics hailing it as one of the best [[India]]n films of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/j0uwEr1EQbbKoB83ASpASK/Ten-bigbudget-Bollywood-boxoffice-disasters.html|title=Ten big-budget Bollywood box-office disasters|first=Lata|last=Jha|date=28 September 2015|website=[[Live Mint]]|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/cult-hindi-films-that-flopped/photostory/27856115.cms|title=Cult Hindi films that flopped|website=The Times of India}}</ref> In 1971, Dharmendra starred in [[Raj Khosla]]'s [[Action film|action drama]] ''[[Mera Gaon Mera Desh]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mera-gaon-mera-desh|title=Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> The film went on to become an ''All Time Blockbuster'' and established his image of an action hero.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7382|title=An Action Hero Is Very Dull - Drishyam 2 Is One Horse Race|date=2 December 2022}}</ref> The large success of this film also made the industry shift to action from romantic films.<ref name="Rewinds"/> Dharmendra received his second nomination in the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] category for his performance in ''Mera Gaon Mera Desh''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/QFY/3 |title=Starlights of the next issue |date=24 March 1972 |magazine=[[Filmfare]] |last=Karanjia |first=B. K. |author-link=B. K. Karanjia |volume=21 |page=7 |issue=6 |access-date=2 June 2021 }}</ref> His flow of successes continued in the following year with another massive blockbuster in ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]'', a superhit in ''[[Raja Jani]]'' and a hit film, ''[[Samadhi (1972 film)|Samadhi]]'' to go with the major grossers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6097|date=8 November 2020|title=Rewind - Thirty Five Years of Mard}}</ref> The mass hysteria created by ''Mera Gaon Mera Desh'' in 1971, followed by back-to-back hits with ''Seeta Aur Geeta'', ''Raja Jani'' and ''Samadhi'' in 1972 took Dharmendra to number 1 position among his contemporaries, thus making him a ''Superstar''.<ref>{{citation|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2882|title=Vinod Khanna Passes Away|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|date=27 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="Top Actors" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7555|title=Pathaan And The SUPERSTARS Of Indian Cinema|date=8 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 April 2013 |title=100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200-19.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425234438/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200-19.html |archive-date=25 April 2013 |access-date=12 February 2014 |website=[[IBN Live]]}}</ref>
===1970s: Superstardom===


1973 proved to be the best year of his career with many successes.<ref name="Rewinds"/> His first release which was [[A. Bhimsingh]]'s [[Crime film|action crime]] film ''[[Loafer (1973 film)|Loafer]]'' emerged a superhit with its songs, including "Aaj Mausam Bada Be-Imaan", "Main Tere Ishq Mein", "Koi Shehri Babu" becoming immensely popular among the masses and making its soundtrack one of the best selling Hindi film albums of the 1970s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sebastian |first=Pradeep |date=16 August 2002 |title=Masala vs. genre |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/16/stories/2002081600920300.htm |work=The Hindu |access-date=29 October 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704153626/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/16/stories/2002081600920300.htm |archive-date=4 July 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/special/ninty-unforgettable-asha-bhosle-songs/20180908.htm|title=90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs|date=8 September 2023}}</ref> This was followed by [[Mystery film|mystery thriller]] ''[[Jheel Ke Us Paar]]'' and [[Action Film|action drama]] ''[[Jugnu (1973 film)|Jugnu]]''. While ''Jheel Ke Us Paar'' was a hit, the latter proved to be a blockbuster in [[India]] as well as [[Soviet Union]], eventually taking 2nd spot at the box office in 1973.<ref name=bo25y>{{cite web|url=https://filminformation.com/featured/flashback-13-october-2023-from-our-issue-dated-17th-october-1998/|title=Blockbusters Of Twenty-Five Years (1973-1997)|date=13 October 2023}}</ref> Owing to its huge success, ''Jugnu'' was also remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Guru (1980 film)|Guru]]'' (1980).<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 August 2015|title=Sridevi: 5 times the actress bowled us with her performance|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/sridevi-5-times-the-actress-bowled-us-with-her-performance/etphotostory/48450778.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424051532/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/sridevi-5-times-the-actress-bowled-us-with-her-performance/etphotostory/48450778.cms|archive-date=24 April 2024|access-date=14 December 2020|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> His next two releases were - [[Ravikant Nagaich]]'s spy thriller ''[[Keemat (1973 film)|Keemat]]'' and [[Adurthi Subba Rao]]'s light-hearted drama film ''[[Jwaar Bhata]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 September 2016 |title=Keemat (1973) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/Keemat-1973/article14993419.ece |access-date=22 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nadadhur |first1=Srivathsan |title=Daagudu Moothalu: The 'hidden' treasures unveiled |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/daagudu-moothalu-the-hidden-treasures-unveiled/article7561719.ece |access-date=8 September 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=20 August 2015 }}</ref> Both the films received critical acclaim and emerged moderately successful.<ref name="Rewinds"/> Towards the end of the year, Dharmendra appeared in ''[[Yaadon Ki Baaraat]]'', ''[[Blackmail (1973 film)|Blackmail]]'' and ''[[Kahani Kismat Ki]]''. ''Yaadon Ki Baaraat'', directed by [[Nasir Hussain]] and written by [[Salim-Javed]] is widely identified as the first [[masala film]] of [[Indian cinema]] and proved to be another blockbuster for the actor as well as the second best selling Hindi film album of the 1970s.<ref>{{cite news|date=30 March 2017|title=How film-maker Nasir Husain started the trend for Bollywood masala films|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/how-film-maker-nasir-husain-created-the-prototype-for-bollywood-masala-films/story-ckL6zPLHJFDYoupjFBtbfN.html|access-date=20 October 2017|archive-date=5 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505013953/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/how-film-maker-nasir-husain-created-the-prototype-for-bollywood-masala-films/story-ckL6zPLHJFDYoupjFBtbfN.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Rewinds"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 1970-1979|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=282&catName=MTk3MC0xOTc5|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|date=5 February 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205042855/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=282&catName=MTk3MC0xOTc5 | archive-date=5 February 2010 }}</ref> On the other hand, [[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]]'s [[Romance film|romantic thriller]] ''Blackmail'' was an unsuccessful venture critically and commercially, but reception later improved, with many calling it one of Anand's most underrated works.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Black-Mail-1973/article15006250.ece|title=Black Mail (1973)|first=Anuj|last=Kumar|date=30 September 2016|access-date=17 November 2021|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref> The song "Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas" filmed on Dharmendra and Raakhee was a chartbuster and remains popular till date.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ndtv.in/bollywood/song-pal-pal-dil-ke-paas-from-film-blackmail-was-shot-without-recording-dharmendra-rakhee-movie-4523782|title=बिना रिकॉर्डिंग के कैसे शूट हुआ फिल्म ब्लैक मेल का सुपरहिट गाना 'पल पल दिल के पास तुम रहती हो', किस्सा है बेहद दिलचस्प|date=28 October 2023}}</ref> His final release of the year, Arjun Hingorani's actioner ''Kahani Kismat Ki'' continued his dream run and emerged a superhit at the box office.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/kahani-kismat-ki-1973/article8026032.ece|title=Kahani Kismat Ki (1973)|newspaper=The Hindu |date=24 December 2015 }}</ref> The following year, Dharmendra added one more blockbuster in his kitty with [[Dulal Guha]]'s social drama ''[[Dost (1974 film)|Dost]]'' co-starring [[Shatrughan Sinha]] and Hema Malini.<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{Cite web |title=Rewind - Greatest Indian Film Sholay Is 43 Years Old |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4183|publisher=Box Office India}}</ref> The huge box office success of ''Dost'' was followed by moderate successes in ''[[Patthar Aur Payal]]'' and ''[[Resham Ki Dori]]''. For his performance in the latter, Dharmendra received his 4th and final nomination in the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] category.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Filmfare Awards Winners From 1953 to 2024 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners |magazine=Filmfare |access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
The year 1970 was a notable one for Dharmendra as he delivered four major successes and formed a hit pair with [[Hema Malini]].<ref name="Express2"/> His first release was [[Satyen Bose]]'s [[Crime film|crime drama]] ''[[Jeevan Mrityu]]''. An adaptation of [[Alexandre Dumas]]'s novel ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'', it proved to be major critical and commercial success, eventually emerging a blockbuster and one of the top earners of 1970.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/jeevan-mrityu-1970/article6400941.ece|title=Jeevan Mrityu (1970)|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Vijay Lokpally|date=11 September 2014}}</ref> His next two films, [[Bhappi Sonie]]'s ''[[Tum Haseen Main Jawan]]'' and [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]]'s ''[[Sharafat]]'', both opposite Malini proved to be superhits at the box office.<ref name="auto1"/> This was followed by a flop in ''[[Ishq Par Zor Nahin]]'' alongside [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]] and a hit in ''[[Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?]]'' with [[Babita]].<ref name="auto1"/> Dharmendra's final release of 1970 was [[Raj Kapoor]]'s magnum opus ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]'' (in which he played a supporting role). Although the film was a disaster at the time of release, it attained cult status in later years, with many critics hailing it as one of the best [[India]]n films of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/j0uwEr1EQbbKoB83ASpASK/Ten-bigbudget-Bollywood-boxoffice-disasters.html|title=Ten big-budget Bollywood box-office disasters|first=Lata|last=Jha|date=28 September 2015|website=[[Live Mint]]|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/cult-hindi-films-that-flopped/photostory/27856115.cms|title=Cult Hindi films that flopped|website=The Times of India}}</ref> In 1971, Dharmendra starred in [[Raj Khosla]]'s [[Action film|action drama]] ''[[Mera Gaon Mera Desh]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mera-gaon-mera-desh|title=Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> The film went on to become an ''All Time Blockbuster'' and established his image of an action hero.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7382|title=An Action Hero Is Very Dull - Drishyam 2 Is One Horse Race|date=2 December 2022}}</ref> The large success of this film also made the industry shift to action from romantic films.<ref name="Rewinds"/> Dharmendra received his second nomination in the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] category for his performance in ''Mera Gaon Mera Desh''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/QFY/3 |title=Starlights of the next issue |date=24 March 1972 |magazine=[[Filmfare]] |last=Karanjia |first=B. K. |author-link=B. K. Karanjia |volume=21 |page=7 |issue=6 |access-date=2 June 2021 }}</ref> His flow of successes continued in the following year with another massive blockbuster in ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]'', a superhit in ''[[Raja Jani]]'' and a hit film, ''[[Samadhi (1972 film)|Samadhi]]'' to go with the major grossers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6097|date=8 November 2020|title=Rewind - Thirty Five Years of Mard}}</ref> The mass hysteria created by ''Mera Gaon Mera Desh'' in 1971, followed by back-to-back hits with ''Seeta Aur Geeta'', ''Raja Jani'' and ''Samadhi'' in 1972 took Dharmendra to number 1 position among his contemporaries, thus making him a ''Superstar''.<ref>{{citation|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2882|title=Vinod Khanna Passes Away|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|date=27 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="Top Actors" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7555|title=Pathaan And The SUPERSTARS Of Indian Cinema|date=8 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 April 2013 |title=100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200-19.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425234438/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200-19.html |archive-date=25 April 2013 |access-date=12 February 2014 |website=[[IBN Live]]}}</ref>


[[The Emergency (India)|The 1975 Emergency]] had angered the public, and this helped films featuring the lead character revolting against corruption and establishment become successes. The shift from romantic and social movies to action-oriented multi-starrers changed the box office. The year saw the rise of another superstar, [[Amitabh Bachchan]], but Dharmendra remained rock-steady and continued to deliver huge hits.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/indepth-stories/dharmendra-bollywoods-dreamboat|title=Dharmendra, Hollywood's Dreamboat|date=8 December 2022}}</ref>
1973 proved to be the best year of his career with many successes.<ref name="Rewinds"/> His first release which was [[A. Bhimsingh]]'s [[Crime film|action crime]] film ''[[Loafer (1973 film)|Loafer]]'' emerged a superhit with its songs, including "Aaj Mausam Bada Be-Imaan", "Main Tere Ishq Mein", "Koi Shehri Babu" becoming immensely popular among the masses and making its soundtrack one of the best selling Hindi film albums of the 1970s.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030704153626/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/16/stories/2002081600920300.htm Masala v. Genre] - ''[[The Hindu]]''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/special/ninty-unforgettable-asha-bhosle-songs/20180908.htm|title=90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs|date=8 September 2023}}</ref> This was followed by [[Mystery film|mystery thriller]] ''[[Jheel Ke Us Paar]]'' and [[Action Film|action drama]] ''[[Jugnu (1973 film)|Jugnu]]''. While ''Jheel Ke Us Paar'' was a hit, the latter proved to be a blockbuster in [[India]] as well as [[Soviet Union]], eventually taking 2nd spot at the box office in 1973.<ref name=bo25y>{{cite web|url=https://filminformation.com/featured/flashback-13-october-2023-from-our-issue-dated-17th-october-1998/|title=Blockbusters Of Twenty-Five Years (1973-1997)|date=13 October 2023}}</ref> Owing to its huge success, ''Jugnu'' was also remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Guru (1980 film)|Guru]]'' (1980).<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 August 2015|title=Sridevi: 5 times the actress bowled us with her performance|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/sridevi-5-times-the-actress-bowled-us-with-her-performance/etphotostory/48450778.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424051532/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/sridevi-5-times-the-actress-bowled-us-with-her-performance/etphotostory/48450778.cms|archive-date=24 April 2024|access-date=14 December 2020|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> His next two releases were - [[Ravikant Nagaich]]'s spy thriller ''[[Keemat (1973 film)|Keemat]]'' and [[Adurthi Subba Rao]]'s light-hearted drama film ''[[Jwaar Bhata]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 September 2016 |title=Keemat (1973) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/Keemat-1973/article14993419.ece |access-date=22 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nadadhur |first1=Srivathsan |title=Daagudu Moothalu: The 'hidden' treasures unveiled |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/daagudu-moothalu-the-hidden-treasures-unveiled/article7561719.ece |access-date=8 September 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=20 August 2015 }}</ref> Both the films received critical acclaim and emerged moderately successful.<ref name="Rewinds"/> Towards the end of the year, Dharmendra appeared in ''[[Yaadon Ki Baaraat]]'', ''[[Blackmail (1973 film)|Blackmail]]'' and ''[[Kahani Kismat Ki]]''. ''Yaadon Ki Baaraat'', directed by [[Nasir Hussain]] and written by [[Salim-Javed]] is widely identified as the first [[masala film]] of [[Indian cinema]] and proved to be another blockbuster for the actor as well as the second best selling Hindi film album of the 1970s.<ref>{{cite news|date=30 March 2017|title=How film-maker Nasir Husain started the trend for Bollywood masala films|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/how-film-maker-nasir-husain-created-the-prototype-for-bollywood-masala-films/story-ckL6zPLHJFDYoupjFBtbfN.html|access-date=20 October 2017|archive-date=5 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505013953/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/how-film-maker-nasir-husain-created-the-prototype-for-bollywood-masala-films/story-ckL6zPLHJFDYoupjFBtbfN.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Rewinds"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 1970-1979|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=282&catName=MTk3MC0xOTc5|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|date=5 February 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205042855/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=282&catName=MTk3MC0xOTc5 | archive-date=5 February 2010 }}</ref> On the other hand, [[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]]'s [[Romance film|romantic thriller]] ''Blackmail'' was an unsuccessful venture critically and commercially, but reception later improved, with many calling it one of Anand's most underrated works.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Black-Mail-1973/article15006250.ece|title=Black Mail (1973)|first=Anuj|last=Kumar|date=30 September 2016|access-date=17 November 2021|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref> The song "Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas" filmed on Dharmendra and Raakhee was a chartbuster and remains popular till date.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ndtv.in/bollywood/song-pal-pal-dil-ke-paas-from-film-blackmail-was-shot-without-recording-dharmendra-rakhee-movie-4523782|title=बिना रिकॉर्डिंग के कैसे शूट हुआ फिल्म ब्लैक मेल का सुपरहिट गाना 'पल पल दिल के पास तुम रहती हो', किस्सा है बेहद दिलचस्प|date=28 October 2023}}</ref> His final release of the year, Arjun Hingorani's actioner ''Kahani Kismat Ki'' continued his dream run and emerged a superhit at the box office.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/kahani-kismat-ki-1973/article8026032.ece|title=Kahani Kismat Ki (1973)|newspaper=The Hindu |date=24 December 2015 }}</ref> The following year, Dharmendra added one more blockbuster in his kitty with [[Dulal Guha]]'s social drama ''[[Dost (1974 film)|Dost]]'' co-starring [[Shatrughan Sinha]] and Hema Malini.<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{Cite web |title=Rewind - Greatest Indian Film Sholay Is 43 Years Old |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4183|publisher=Box Office India}}</ref> The huge box office success of ''Dost'' was followed by moderate successes in ''[[Patthar Aur Payal]]'' and ''[[Resham Ki Dori]]''. For his performance in the latter, Dharmendra received his 4th and final nomination in the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] category.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Filmfare Awards Winners From 1953 to 2024 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners |magazine=Filmfare |access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>

[[The Emergency (India)|The 1975 Emergency]] had angered the public, and this helped films featuring the lead character revolting against corruption and establishment become successes. The shift from romantic and social movies to action-oriented multi-starrers changed the box office. The year saw the rise of another superstar, [[Amitabh Bachchan]], but Dharmendra remained rock-steady and continued to deliver huge hits.{{cn|date=October 2024}}


In 1975, Dharmendra appeared alongside Bachchan in two films. The first was Mukherjee's light-hearted comedy ''[[Chupke Chupke (film)|Chupke Chupke]]''.<ref name="GulzarNihalani2003">{{cite book|author1=Gulzar|author2=Govind Nihalani|author3=Saibal Chatterjee|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT371|access-date=29 October 2012|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5|pages=371–}}</ref> It received positive response from critics and went on to become a hit at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hrishikesh-mukherjee-chupke-chupke-subtle-antidote-to-angry-young-man-era-7915586/|title=Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Chupke Chupke was the subtle antidote to the 'angry young man' era; a balance we have forgotten today|date=14 May 2022}}</ref> The second was [[Ramesh Sippy]]'s actioner ''[[Sholay]]''.{{sfn|Chopra|2000|pp=22–28}} It released on 15 August 1975, [[Independence Day (India)|Indian Independence Day]], in Bombay. Due to lackluster reviews and a lack of effective visual marketing tools, it saw poor financial returns in its first two weeks. However, from the third week onward, viewership picked up owing to positive [[word of mouth]].{{sfn|Chopra|2000|p=169}} During the initial slow period, the director and writer considered re-shooting some scenes so that Amitabh Bachchan's character would not die. When business picked up, they abandoned this idea.{{sfn|Chopra|2000|p=164}} After additionally releasing a soundtrack containing dialogue snippets,{{sfn|Banerjea|2005|pp=177–179}} ''Sholay'' soon became an "overnight sensation".<ref name="ndtv">{{Cite web |date=14 August 2010 |title=35 years on, the Sholay fire still burns |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/35-years-on-the-sholay-fire-still-burns-44425 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612074406/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/35-years-on-the-sholay-fire-still-burns-44425 |archive-date=12 June 2013 |access-date=12 April 2013 |publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> The film was then released in other distribution zones such as [[Delhi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[West Bengal|Bengal]], and [[Hyderabad district, India|Hyderabad]] on 11 October 1975.{{sfn|Chopra|2000|p=173}} It became the highest-grossing [[Hindi film|Hindi language film]] of 1975, and film ranking website [[Box Office India]] has given the film a verdict of ''All Time Blockbuster''.<ref name="boxofficeindia.com"/> ''Sholay'' went on to earn a still-standing record of 60 golden jubilees{{efn|A golden jubilee means that a film has completed 50 consecutive weeks of showing in a single theatre.}} across India,<ref name="ndtv" /> and was the first film in India to celebrate a silver jubilee{{efn|A silver jubilee means that a film has completed 25 consecutive weeks of showing in a single theatre.}} at over 100 theatres.<ref name="ndtv" /> It was shown continuously at Bombay's Minerva Theatre for over five years and also ran in Kolkata's [[Jyoti Cinema (Kolkata)|Jyoti Cinema]] for 103 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6042|title=All Time Longest Runners In Kolkata: Sholay 2nd - HAHK 4th}}</ref><ref name="nyt">{{cite news|first=Kevin|last=Kelly|title=Scan This Book!|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/magazine/14publishing.html|work=[[New York Times Magazine]]|date=14 May 2006|access-date=7 March 2008|archive-date=10 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210150624/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/magazine/14publishing.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Sholay'' was the Indian film with the longest theatrical run until ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' (1995) broke its record of 286 weeks in 2001.{{sfn|Elliott|Payne|Ploesch|2007 |p=54}}<ref name="telegraph">{{Cite news |date=3 February 2013 |title=900 not out! |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130203/jsp/7days/story_16515999.jsp |url-status=dead |access-date=11 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225327/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130203/jsp/7days/story_16515999.jsp |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
In 1975, Dharmendra appeared alongside Bachchan in two films. The first was Mukherjee's light-hearted comedy ''[[Chupke Chupke (film)|Chupke Chupke]]''.<ref name="GulzarNihalani2003">{{cite book|author1=Gulzar|author2=Govind Nihalani|author3=Saibal Chatterjee|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT371|access-date=29 October 2012|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5|pages=371–}}</ref> It received positive response from critics and went on to become a hit at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hrishikesh-mukherjee-chupke-chupke-subtle-antidote-to-angry-young-man-era-7915586/|title=Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Chupke Chupke was the subtle antidote to the 'angry young man' era; a balance we have forgotten today|date=14 May 2022}}</ref> The second was [[Ramesh Sippy]]'s actioner ''[[Sholay]]''.{{sfn|Chopra|2000|pp=22–28}} It released on 15 August 1975, [[Independence Day (India)|Indian Independence Day]], in Bombay. Due to lackluster reviews and a lack of effective visual marketing tools, it saw poor financial returns in its first two weeks. However, from the third week onward, viewership picked up owing to positive [[word of mouth]].{{sfn|Chopra|2000|p=169}} During the initial slow period, the director and writer considered re-shooting some scenes so that Amitabh Bachchan's character would not die. When business picked up, they abandoned this idea.{{sfn|Chopra|2000|p=164}} After additionally releasing a soundtrack containing dialogue snippets,{{sfn|Banerjea|2005|pp=177–179}} ''Sholay'' soon became an "overnight sensation".<ref name="ndtv">{{Cite web |date=14 August 2010 |title=35 years on, the Sholay fire still burns |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/35-years-on-the-sholay-fire-still-burns-44425 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612074406/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/35-years-on-the-sholay-fire-still-burns-44425 |archive-date=12 June 2013 |access-date=12 April 2013 |publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> The film was then released in other distribution zones such as [[Delhi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[West Bengal|Bengal]], and [[Hyderabad district, India|Hyderabad]] on 11 October 1975.{{sfn|Chopra|2000|p=173}} It became the highest-grossing [[Hindi film|Hindi language film]] of 1975, and film ranking website [[Box Office India]] has given the film a verdict of ''All Time Blockbuster''.<ref name="boxofficeindia.com"/> ''Sholay'' went on to earn a still-standing record of 60 golden jubilees{{efn|A golden jubilee means that a film has completed 50 consecutive weeks of showing in a single theatre.}} across India,<ref name="ndtv" /> and was the first film in India to celebrate a silver jubilee{{efn|A silver jubilee means that a film has completed 25 consecutive weeks of showing in a single theatre.}} at over 100 theatres.<ref name="ndtv" /> It was shown continuously at Bombay's Minerva Theatre for over five years and also ran in Kolkata's [[Jyoti Cinema (Kolkata)|Jyoti Cinema]] for 103 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6042|title=All Time Longest Runners In Kolkata: Sholay 2nd - HAHK 4th}}</ref><ref name="nyt">{{cite news|first=Kevin|last=Kelly|title=Scan This Book!|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/magazine/14publishing.html|work=[[New York Times Magazine]]|date=14 May 2006|access-date=7 March 2008|archive-date=10 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210150624/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/magazine/14publishing.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Sholay'' was the Indian film with the longest theatrical run until ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' (1995) broke its record of 286 weeks in 2001.{{sfn|Elliott|Payne|Ploesch|2007 |p=54}}<ref name="telegraph">{{Cite news |date=3 February 2013 |title=900 not out! |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130203/jsp/7days/story_16515999.jsp |url-status=dead |access-date=11 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225327/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130203/jsp/7days/story_16515999.jsp |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
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Before the end of year, he delivered another blockbuster in ''[[Pratigya (1975 film)|Pratiggya]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/zakhmee-1975/article5809755.ece|title=Zakhmee (1975)|last=Malhotra|first=Aps|newspaper=The Hindu |date=20 March 2014|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> The film along with its strong action scenes also had a significant comic track in the form of "[[slapstick]]" comedy which led to it being referred as a "masterpiece in comedy".<ref name="Raj2009">{{cite book|author=Ashok Raj|title=Hero Vol.2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2wo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT80|access-date=18 September 2014|date=1 November 2009|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-03-6|pages=80–}}</ref><ref name="IndiaPerspectives">{{cite book|title=India Perspectives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UuhtAAAAMAAJ|access-date=18 September 2014|year=2005|publisher=PTI for the Ministry of External Affairs}}</ref> In 1976, Dharmendra reunited with Ramanand Sagar for the action thriller ''[[Charas (1976 film)|Charas]]''. Set against the backdrop of the [[Expulsion of Asians from Uganda|expulsion of Indian community from Uganda]] by its dictator [[Idi Amin]] in 1972, it opened to bumper response all over the nation and emerged a superhit at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hindi.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/bollywood-dharmendra-hema-malini-second-blockbuster-baghavat-film-was-made-on-the-lines-of-superhit-charas-ramanand-sagar-was-earned-shockingly-a-lot-of-money-by-3-films-7999673.html|title=सुपरहिट 'चरस' के तर्ज पर बनी, धर्मेंद्र-हेमा मालिनी की दूसरी फिल्म, लगातार 3 हिट से रामानंद सागर ने कूटे खूब पैसे|date=25 January 2024}}</ref> His other release of the year, [[M. A. Thirumugam]]'s [[Family film|family drama]] film ''[[Maa (1976 film)|Maa]]'' was thrashed by critics, but still went on to become a success.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 |location=Delhi |pages=98 |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |orig-date=2012}}</ref> The year 1977 proved to be a big one for Dharmendra with a mega blockbuster in [[Manmohan Desai]]'s [[Action Film|action drama]] ''[[Dharam Veer (film)|Dharam Veer]]'', a superhit in another of Desai's [[Masala film|masala]] film ''[[Chacha Bhatija]]'', followed by two more successful films in Arjun Hingorani's [[Thriller (genre)|mystery thriller]] ''[[Khel Khilari Ka]]'' and Pramod Chakravorty's action comedy ''[[Dream Girl (1977 film)|Dream Girl]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost/flashback-1977-trade-informa-2531|title=Flashback 1977 - Trade Guide Classification|date=8 August 2024}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, ''Dharam Veer'' had 23 shows in 5 cities. Driven by the success of Rafi's songs, the film took a record initial of £50,000 in the UK, equivalent to {{INRConvert|{{#expr:50000*(1000/{{To USD|1000|IND|year=1977}}) round -1}}|year=1977|mode=historical}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=United Kingdom Evolution - £100k To £4 Million Of Pathaan |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7602 |access-date=2 March 2023 |work=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> In addition, the film sold 32 million tickets in the [[Soviet Union]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dharam Veer |url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/97001/ |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=[[KinoPoisk]] |language=ru}}</ref>
Before the end of year, he delivered another blockbuster in ''[[Pratigya (1975 film)|Pratiggya]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/zakhmee-1975/article5809755.ece|title=Zakhmee (1975)|last=Malhotra|first=Aps|newspaper=The Hindu |date=20 March 2014|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> The film along with its strong action scenes also had a significant comic track in the form of "[[slapstick]]" comedy which led to it being referred as a "masterpiece in comedy".<ref name="Raj2009">{{cite book|author=Ashok Raj|title=Hero Vol.2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2wo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT80|access-date=18 September 2014|date=1 November 2009|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-03-6|pages=80–}}</ref><ref name="IndiaPerspectives">{{cite book|title=India Perspectives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UuhtAAAAMAAJ|access-date=18 September 2014|year=2005|publisher=PTI for the Ministry of External Affairs}}</ref> In 1976, Dharmendra reunited with Ramanand Sagar for the action thriller ''[[Charas (1976 film)|Charas]]''. Set against the backdrop of the [[Expulsion of Asians from Uganda|expulsion of Indian community from Uganda]] by its dictator [[Idi Amin]] in 1972, it opened to bumper response all over the nation and emerged a superhit at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hindi.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/bollywood-dharmendra-hema-malini-second-blockbuster-baghavat-film-was-made-on-the-lines-of-superhit-charas-ramanand-sagar-was-earned-shockingly-a-lot-of-money-by-3-films-7999673.html|title=सुपरहिट 'चरस' के तर्ज पर बनी, धर्मेंद्र-हेमा मालिनी की दूसरी फिल्म, लगातार 3 हिट से रामानंद सागर ने कूटे खूब पैसे|date=25 January 2024}}</ref> His other release of the year, [[M. A. Thirumugam]]'s [[Family film|family drama]] film ''[[Maa (1976 film)|Maa]]'' was thrashed by critics, but still went on to become a success.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 |location=Delhi |pages=98 |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |orig-date=2012}}</ref> The year 1977 proved to be a big one for Dharmendra with a mega blockbuster in [[Manmohan Desai]]'s [[Action Film|action drama]] ''[[Dharam Veer (film)|Dharam Veer]]'', a superhit in another of Desai's [[Masala film|masala]] film ''[[Chacha Bhatija]]'', followed by two more successful films in Arjun Hingorani's [[Thriller (genre)|mystery thriller]] ''[[Khel Khilari Ka]]'' and Pramod Chakravorty's action comedy ''[[Dream Girl (1977 film)|Dream Girl]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost/flashback-1977-trade-informa-2531|title=Flashback 1977 - Trade Guide Classification|date=8 August 2024}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, ''Dharam Veer'' had 23 shows in 5 cities. Driven by the success of Rafi's songs, the film took a record initial of £50,000 in the UK, equivalent to {{INRConvert|{{#expr:50000*(1000/{{To USD|1000|IND|year=1977}}) round -1}}|year=1977|mode=historical}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=United Kingdom Evolution - £100k To £4 Million Of Pathaan |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7602 |access-date=2 March 2023 |work=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> In addition, the film sold 32 million tickets in the [[Soviet Union]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dharam Veer |url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/97001/ |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=[[KinoPoisk]] |language=ru}}</ref>


===1978–1997: Continued success, decline and final works as a lead===
Post-1977, the quality of Dharmendra's films dropped and so the number of huge grossers, but his initial draw remained intact, owing to which the flow of successes continued till the early 90s.<ref name="Rewinds"/> In 1978 and 1979, he had hits in ''[[Azaad (1978 film)|Azaad]]'' co-starring Malini and ''[[Kartavya (1979 film)|Kartavya]]'' alongside [[Rekha]], respectively.<ref name=TG1978>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Trade-Guide-1978-Classification.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification 1978}}</ref><ref name=TG1979>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Trade-Guide-1979-Classificaiton.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification - 1979}}</ref> His other releases, including ''[[Phandebaaz]]'' (1978), ''[[Dillagi (1978 film)|Dillagi]]'' (1978) and ''[[Dil Kaa Heera]]'' (1979) also performed well commercially.<ref name=TG1978/><ref name=TG1979/>


Post-1977, the quality of Dharmendra's films dropped and so the number of huge grossers, but his initial draw remained intact, owing to which the flow of successes continued till the early-1990s.<ref name="Rewinds"/> In 1978 and 1979, he had hits in ''[[Azaad (1978 film)|Azaad]]'' co-starring Malini and ''[[Kartavya (1979 film)|Kartavya]]'' alongside [[Rekha]], respectively.<ref name=TG1978>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Trade-Guide-1978-Classification.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification 1978}}</ref><ref name=TG1979>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Trade-Guide-1979-Classificaiton.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification - 1979}}</ref> His other releases, including ''[[Phandebaaz]]'' (1978), ''[[Dillagi (1978 film)|Dillagi]]'' (1978) and ''[[Dil Kaa Heera]]'' (1979) also performed well commercially.<ref name=TG1978/><ref name=TG1979/>
===1980s and 1990s: Continued success, decline and shift to character roles===


Dharmendra began the 1980s with [[Ravi Chopra]]'s big-budget [[Action fiction|action thriller]] ''[[The Burning Train]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saxena |first=Poonam |date=27 July 2023 |title=Flooded cities, burning trains: Poonam Saxena on the timeless lure of cinematic disaster |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/the-burning-train-1980-a-disaster-film-of-its-time-documenting-film-history-and-trivia-for-nostalgia-101687610534404.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |quote=The story goes that BR Chopra's son Ravi Chopra saw The Towering Inferno (1974) while on a trip abroad and was very taken up with the story of a fire that engulfs the world's tallest skyscraper on its opening night.}}</ref> The film co-starring [[Jeetendra]], [[Vinod Khanna]], Hema Malini and [[Parveen Babi]] didnt live upto the expectations and ended up as an average fare, however gained cult status in later years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/heres-why-the-burning-train-continues-to-be-the-coolest-disaster-thriller-film-522205.html|title=Here's Why The Burning Train Continues To Be The Coolest Disaster Thriller Film Till Date|date=7 September 2020}}</ref> His next two releases were - ''[[Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves (film)|Alibaba Aur 40 Chor]]'' and ''[[Ram Balram]]''. While the former was a moderate success, the latter in which he reunited with Bachchan proved to be a box office hit.<ref name=FI1980>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Film-Inf-1980-Classification.jpg|title= Summing Up 1980 - Film Information Classification (1980)}}</ref> In 1981, he had a superhit in ''[[Kaatilon Ke Kaatil]]'', but other releases, such as ''[[Aas Paas]]'' and ''[[Krodhi]]'' failed to leave a mark while [[Brij Sadanah]]'s big-budget actioner ''[[Professor Pyarelal]]'' ended up as an average grosser.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 May 2020 |title=The Best Films Of Rishi Kapoor - Bobby Has Historic Numbers |publisher=boxofficeindia.com |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6050 |access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref> This changed in 1982 as five of his films emerged commercial successes, these were - ''[[Rajput (film)|Rajput]]'', ''[[Badle Ki Aag]]'', ''[[Ghazab]]'', ''[[Baghavat]]'' and ''[[Samraat (film)|Samraat]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Trade-Guide-1982-Classification.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification 1982}}</ref>
Dharmendra began the 1980s with [[Ravi Chopra]]'s big-budget [[Action fiction|action thriller]] ''[[The Burning Train]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saxena |first=Poonam |date=27 July 2023 |title=Flooded cities, burning trains: Poonam Saxena on the timeless lure of cinematic disaster |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/the-burning-train-1980-a-disaster-film-of-its-time-documenting-film-history-and-trivia-for-nostalgia-101687610534404.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |quote=The story goes that BR Chopra's son Ravi Chopra saw The Towering Inferno (1974) while on a trip abroad and was very taken up with the story of a fire that engulfs the world's tallest skyscraper on its opening night.}}</ref> The film co-starring [[Jeetendra]], [[Vinod Khanna]], Hema Malini and [[Parveen Babi]] didnt live upto the expectations and ended up as an average fare, however gained cult status in later years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/heres-why-the-burning-train-continues-to-be-the-coolest-disaster-thriller-film-522205.html|title=Here's Why The Burning Train Continues To Be The Coolest Disaster Thriller Film Till Date|date=7 September 2020}}</ref> His next two releases were - ''[[Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves (film)|Alibaba Aur 40 Chor]]'' and ''[[Ram Balram]]''. While the former was a moderate success, the latter in which he reunited with Bachchan proved to be a box office hit.<ref name=FI1980>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Film-Inf-1980-Classification.jpg|title= Summing Up 1980 - Film Information Classification (1980)}}</ref> In 1981, he had a superhit in ''[[Kaatilon Ke Kaatil]]'', but other releases, such as ''[[Aas Paas]]'' and ''[[Krodhi]]'' failed to leave a mark while [[Brij Sadanah]]'s big-budget actioner ''[[Professor Pyarelal]]'' ended up as an average grosser.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 May 2020 |title=The Best Films Of Rishi Kapoor - Bobby Has Historic Numbers |publisher=boxofficeindia.com |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6050 |access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref> This changed in 1982 as five of his films emerged commercial successes, these were - ''[[Rajput (film)|Rajput]]'', ''[[Badle Ki Aag]]'', ''[[Ghazab]]'', ''[[Baghavat]]'' and ''[[Samraat (film)|Samraat]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Trade-Guide-1982-Classification.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification 1982}}</ref>
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In 1983, Dharmendra delivered a hit in [[Rajkumar Kohli]]'s [[Comedy film|comedy]] film ''[[Naukar Biwi Ka]]'', followed by another success, ''[[Qayamat (1983 film)|Qayamat]]'', but his most anticipated film of that year, [[Kamal Amrohi]]'s [[Biographical film|period biographical]] film ''[[Razia Sultan (film)|Razia Sultan]]'' was a box office [[Box-office bomb|disaster]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Film-Inf-1983-Classification.jpg|title=Film Informatiom Classification 1983}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kamal Amrohi's dream film Razia Sultan bombs at the box-office |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19831015-kamal-amrohi-dream-film-razia-sultan-bombs-at-the-box-office-771082-2013-07-17 |last=Kapoor |first=Sunil Sethi Coomi |website=[[India Today]] |date=17 July 2013 |access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> The next year, he had seven releases, out of which ''[[Baazi (1984 film)|Baazi]]'', ''[[Jagir (film)|Jagir]]'' and ''[[Jeene Nahi Doonga]]'' did reasonable business, but rest were critical and commercial failures.<ref name="FI1984">{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Film-Information-1984-Classifica.jpg|title=FI Classification (1984)}}</ref> In 1985, Dharmendra starred in [[J.P. Dutta]]'s action drama film ''[[Ghulami]]'' which also had [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Naseeruddin Shah]], [[Reena Roy]] and [[Smita Patil]] in the lead. The film opened to positive reviews from critics and emerged a superhit as well as one of the top 5 highest earners of that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Trade-Guide-1985-Classification.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification 1985}}</ref> Its song, "Zeehale Muskin Makun ba-Ranjish", sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Shabbir Kumar]] was a chartbuster and dominated the musical charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.keepalivebollywood.com/binacageetmala/search-detail/page=2|title=Binaca Geetmala (1985)}}</ref> The following year, he had another commercial success with Ambrish Sangal's ''[[Begaana (1986 film)|Begaana]]'' (1986), co-starring [[Kumar Gaurav]] and [[Rati Agnihotri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Film-Inf-Classification-1986.jpg|title=Film Information Classification (1986)}}</ref>
In 1983, Dharmendra delivered a hit in [[Rajkumar Kohli]]'s [[Comedy film|comedy]] film ''[[Naukar Biwi Ka]]'', followed by another success, ''[[Qayamat (1983 film)|Qayamat]]'', but his most anticipated film of that year, [[Kamal Amrohi]]'s [[Biographical film|period biographical]] film ''[[Razia Sultan (film)|Razia Sultan]]'' was a box office [[Box-office bomb|disaster]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Film-Inf-1983-Classification.jpg|title=Film Informatiom Classification 1983}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kamal Amrohi's dream film Razia Sultan bombs at the box-office |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19831015-kamal-amrohi-dream-film-razia-sultan-bombs-at-the-box-office-771082-2013-07-17 |last=Kapoor |first=Sunil Sethi Coomi |website=[[India Today]] |date=17 July 2013 |access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> The next year, he had seven releases, out of which ''[[Baazi (1984 film)|Baazi]]'', ''[[Jagir (film)|Jagir]]'' and ''[[Jeene Nahi Doonga]]'' did reasonable business, but rest were critical and commercial failures.<ref name="FI1984">{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Film-Information-1984-Classifica.jpg|title=FI Classification (1984)}}</ref> In 1985, Dharmendra starred in [[J.P. Dutta]]'s action drama film ''[[Ghulami]]'' which also had [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Naseeruddin Shah]], [[Reena Roy]] and [[Smita Patil]] in the lead. The film opened to positive reviews from critics and emerged a superhit as well as one of the top 5 highest earners of that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Trade-Guide-1985-Classification.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification 1985}}</ref> Its song, "Zeehale Muskin Makun ba-Ranjish", sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Shabbir Kumar]] was a chartbuster and dominated the musical charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.keepalivebollywood.com/binacageetmala/search-detail/page=2|title=Binaca Geetmala (1985)}}</ref> The following year, he had another commercial success with Ambrish Sangal's ''[[Begaana (1986 film)|Begaana]]'' (1986), co-starring [[Kumar Gaurav]] and [[Rati Agnihotri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Film-Inf-Classification-1986.jpg|title=Film Information Classification (1986)}}</ref>


Dharmendra returned to the big league in 1987 by delivering eight successful films in the year. His first two releases were - Rajkumar Kohli's and [[Raj N. Sippy]]'s actioners ''[[Insaniyat Ke Dushman]]'' and ''[[Loha (1987 film)|Loha]]'', respectively, both of which proved to be box office hits.<ref name=TG1987>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/TG-Classification-1987.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification 1987}}</ref> He then appeared in ''[[Dadagiri (film)|Dadagiri]]'', ''[[Hukumat]]'' and ''[[Aag Hi Aag]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aag Hi Aag |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aag_hi_aag_1987}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Kanwar, Rachna |title=25 Must See Bollywood Movies |date=3 October 2005 |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-10.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015033756/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837%2Ccurpg-10.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 October 2007 |publisher=Indiatimes movies |accessdate=8 November 2010 }}</ref> While ''Dadagiri'' was an average fare, the latter two went on to become superhits with ''Hukumat'' emerging as the [[List of Hindi films of 1987|highest-grossing film of the year]].<ref name=TG1987/> This was followed by [[T. Rama Rao]]'s hit venture ''[[Watan Ke Rakhwale]]'' and two more successful films, ''[[Insaaf Kaun Karega]]'' with [[Rajinikanth]] and ''[[Insaf Ki Pukar]]'', co-starring Jeetendra.<ref name=TG1987/> His other successful films of the decade, include ''[[Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988 film)|Khatron Ke Khiladi]]'' (1988) and ''[[Elaan-E-Jung]]'' (1989).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/FI-1988-Classifications.jpg|title=Film Information Classification (1988)}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
Dharmendra returned to the big league in 1987 by delivering eight successful films in the year. His first two releases were - Rajkumar Kohli's and [[Raj N. Sippy]]'s actioners ''[[Insaniyat Ke Dushman]]'' and ''[[Loha (1987 film)|Loha]]'', respectively, both of which proved to be box office hits.<ref name=TG1987>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/TG-Classification-1987.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification 1987}}</ref> He then appeared in ''[[Dadagiri (film)|Dadagiri]]'', ''[[Hukumat]]'' and ''[[Aag Hi Aag]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aag Hi Aag |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aag_hi_aag_1987}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Kanwar, Rachna |title=25 Must See Bollywood Movies |date=3 October 2005 |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-10.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015033756/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837%2Ccurpg-10.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 October 2007 |publisher=Indiatimes movies |accessdate=8 November 2010 }}</ref> While ''Dadagiri'' was an average fare, the latter two went on to become superhits with ''Hukumat'' emerging as the [[List of Hindi films of 1987|highest-grossing film of the year]].<ref name=TG1987/> This was followed by [[T. Rama Rao]]'s hit venture ''[[Watan Ke Rakhwale]]'' and two more successful films, ''[[Insaaf Kaun Karega]]'' with [[Rajinikanth]] and ''[[Insaf Ki Pukar]]'', co-starring Jeetendra.<ref name=TG1987/> His other hit ventures of the decade, include ''[[Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988 film)|Khatron Ke Khiladi]]'' (1988) and ''[[Elaan-E-Jung]]'' (1989).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/FI-1988-Classifications.jpg|title=Film Information Classification (1988)}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6251|title=Rewind - Twenty Years Of Gadar|date=15 June 2021}}</ref>


With the beginning of the new decade, Dharmendra's star power began to wane. His last hit as a main lead came in 1992 with [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]]'s [[Action Film|action adventure]] film ''[[Tahalka]]''.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6251|title=Rewind - Twenty Years Of Gadar|date=15 June 2021}}</ref> The following year, he appeared in J. P. Dutta's ensemble action film ''[[Kshatriya (film)|Kshatriya]]'' co-starring [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Rakhee Gulzar]], [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Sunny Deol]], [[Meenakshi Seshadri]], [[Raveena Tandon]] and [[Divya Bharti]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kshatriya|title=Kshatriya &#124; Rotten Tomatoes|website=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> Despite enormous expectations and presence of some of the biggest stars of the time, ''Kshatriya'' was rejected by the audience and proved to be a flop.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/why-1993-multi-starrer-film-kshatriya-flopped-because-of-sanjay-dutt-8732108.html|title=Why 1993 Multi-starrer Film Kshatriya Flopped Because Of Sanjay Dutt|date=8 January 2024}}</ref> During this phase, he delivered average grossers in ''[[Policewala Gunda]]'' (1995) and ''[[Mafia (1996 film)|Mafia]]'' (1996), but his other releases, including biggies, such as ''[[Maidan-E-Jung]]'' (1995) and ''[[Return of Jewel Thief]]'' (1996) proved to be critical and commercial failures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2976|title=Policewala Gunda -Movie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2798|title=Mafia- Movie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3004|title=Maidan-E-Jung – Movie|publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2744|title=Return Of Jewel Thief – Movie|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=18 December 2023|archive-date=7 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407052234/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2744|url-status=live}}</ref>
With the advent of the 1990s, Dharmendra's star power began to wane. From 1990 to 1992, his successful films, included ''[[Sridevi|Naakabandi]]'' (1990), ''[[Humse Na Takrana]]'' (1990) and ''[[Kohraam]]'' (1991).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/TG-1990-Classifications-Page-1.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification 1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/TG-1991-Classifications-P1.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification (1991)}}</ref> The following year, he appeared in J. P. Dutta's ensemble action film ''[[Kshatriya (film)|Kshatriya]]'' co-starring [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Rakhee Gulzar]], [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Sunny Deol]], [[Meenakshi Seshadri]], [[Raveena Tandon]] and [[Divya Bharti]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kshatriya|title=Kshatriya &#124; Rotten Tomatoes|website=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> Despite enormous expectations and presence of some of the biggest stars of the time, ''Kshatriya'' was rejected by the audience and proved to be a flop.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/why-1993-multi-starrer-film-kshatriya-flopped-because-of-sanjay-dutt-8732108.html|title=Why 1993 Multi-starrer Film Kshatriya Flopped Because Of Sanjay Dutt|date=8 January 2024}}</ref> During this phase, he delivered average grossers in ''[[Policewala Gunda]]'' (1995) and ''[[Mafia (1996 film)|Mafia]]'' (1996), but his other releases, including biggies, such as ''[[Maidan-E-Jung]]'' (1995) and ''[[Return of Jewel Thief]]'' (1996) proved to be critical and commercial failures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2976|title=Policewala Gunda -Movie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2798|title=Mafia- Movie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3004|title=Maidan-E-Jung – Movie|publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2744|title=Return Of Jewel Thief – Movie|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=18 December 2023|archive-date=7 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407052234/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2744|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 1997, Dharmendra received the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]]. While accepting the award from [[Dilip Kumar]] and his wife [[Saira Banu]], he became emotional and remarked that he had never won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] despite having worked in so many successful films and nearly a hundred popular films.<ref>{{cite web|title=The real stars of Bollywood|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/mar/11corner.htm|publisher=Rediff|access-date=23 December 2010|date=11 March 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310070326/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/mar/11corner.htm|archive-date=10 March 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Speaking on this occasion [[Dilip Kumar]] commented, "Whenever I get to meet with God Almighty, I will set before him my only complaint – why did you not make me as handsome as Dharmendra?".<ref>{{cite web|title=I was the Salman Khan of my days: Dharmendra|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/i-was-the-salman-khan-of-my-days-dharmendra/495016/0|work=The Financial Express|access-date=23 December 2010|date=28 July 2009}}</ref>
In 1997, Dharmendra received the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]]. While accepting the award from [[Dilip Kumar]] and his wife [[Saira Banu]], he became emotional and remarked that he had never won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] despite having worked in so many successful films and nearly a hundred popular films.<ref>{{cite web|title=The real stars of Bollywood|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/mar/11corner.htm|publisher=Rediff|access-date=23 December 2010|date=11 March 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310070326/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/mar/11corner.htm|archive-date=10 March 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Speaking on this occasion [[Dilip Kumar]] commented, "Whenever I get to meet with God Almighty, I will set before him my only complaint – why did you not make me as handsome as Dharmendra?".<ref>{{cite web|title=I was the Salman Khan of my days: Dharmendra|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/i-was-the-salman-khan-of-my-days-dharmendra/495016/0|work=The Financial Express|access-date=23 December 2010|date=28 July 2009}}</ref>


===1998-present: Shift to character roles and recent works ===
Since the late 1990s, Dharmendra has appeared in character roles. His first film in such a role was [[Sohail Khan]]'s [[Romantic comedy|romantic comedy]] ''[[Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998 film)|Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya]]'' (1998), co-starring [[Salman Khan]], [[Kajol]] and [[Arbaaz Khan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pyaar-kiya-to-darna-kya|title=Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref> The film received positive reviews from critics and became a superhit at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2583|title=Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya – Movie|publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>


Since the late-1990s, Dharmendra has appeared in character roles. His first film in such a role was [[Sohail Khan]]'s [[romantic comedy]] ''[[Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998 film)|Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya]]'' (1998), co-starring [[Salman Khan]], [[Kajol]] and [[Arbaaz Khan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pyaar-kiya-to-darna-kya|title=Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref> The film received positive reviews from critics and became a superhit at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2583|title=Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya – Movie|publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>
===2000s-present: Recent works===


Dharmendra's first two major releases of the new decade were ''[[Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar Hai]]'' (2003) and ''[[Kis Kis Ki Kismat]]'' (2004), both of which were box office failures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=573|title=KAISE KAHOON KE... PYAAR HAI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1790|title=KIS KIS KI KISMET}}</ref> After an absence from the big screen for a brief period, he returned with three films in 2007. These were - [[Anurag Basu]]'s drama film ''[[Life in a... Metro]]'', [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]]'s [[Sports film|sports drama]] ''[[Apne]]'' and [[Sriram Raghavan]]'s [[Neo-noir|neo-noir thriller]] ''[[Johnny Gaddaar]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/metrolife/metrolife-on-the-move/indian-movie-remakes-that-just-didn-t-work-762327.html|title = Indian movie remakes that just didn't work|date = 18 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/apne|title=Apne (2007)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref> Both, ''Life in a... Metro'' and ''Apne'' proved to be critical and commercial successes.<ref name="Life In A Metro - Movie">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=348|title=Life In A Metro - Movie|publisher=Box Office India}}</ref><ref name="boxofficeindia.com-Apne">{{Cite web |title=Apne – Movie – Box Office India |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=227 |website=boxofficeindia.com |access-date=1 June 2021 |archive-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516021701/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=227|url-status=live}}</ref> On the other hand, ''Johnny Gaddaar'', despite failing at the box office, received praise from critics and attained cult status in later years.<ref name="CNN-IBN"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Movie reviews: Johnny Ghaddar|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Movie-reviews/222703/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122134754/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Movie-reviews/222703/|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 January 2013|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|date=30 September 2007}}</ref> The same year, he made a guest appearance in the song "Deewangi Deewangi" from [[Farah Khan]]'s blockbuster [[Reincarnation|reincarnation drama]] ''[[Om Shanti Om]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/interviews/10-years-of-om-shanti-om-farah-khan-interview-with-anupama-chopra|title=10 Years of Om Shanti Om with Farah Khan|date=9 November 2017}}</ref> In 2011, Dharmendra starred in ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana]]'' and ''[[Tell Me O Kkhuda]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yamla Pagla Deewana |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/previews/Yamla-Pagla-Deewana/articleshow/7082416.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104043925/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-11/bollywood/28257409_1_bobby-deol-sunny-deol-yamla-pagla-deewana |url-status=live |archive-date=4 November 2012 |access-date=13 December 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=11 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-06/news-interviews/28068118_1_hema-malini-s-pics-mayur-puri-vinod-khanna |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021095425/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-06/news-interviews/28068118_1_hema-malini-s-pics-mayur-puri-vinod-khanna |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Hema remaking Mama Mia? |date=6 October 2009}}</ref> While the latter was a commercial disaster, ''Yamla Pagla Deewana'' performed very well and emerged a box office hit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=850|title=Tell Me O Kkhuda}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=35|title=Yamla Pagla Deewana - Movie |publisher=Box Office India}}</ref> He then appeared in sequels to ''Yamla Pagla Deewana'',
His first two major releases of the new decade were ''[[Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar Hai]]'' (2003) and ''[[Kis Kis Ki Kismat]]'' (2004), both of which were box office failures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=573|title=KAISE KAHOON KE... PYAAR HAI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1790|title=KIS KIS KI KISMET}}</ref> After this, Dharmendra went on a hiatus for a brief period and returned with three films in 2007. These were - [[Anurag Basu]]'s drama film ''[[Life in a... Metro]]'', [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]]'s [[Sports film|sports drama]] ''[[Apne]]'' and [[Sriram Raghavan]]'s [[Neo-noir|neo-noir thriller]] ''[[Johnny Gaddaar]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/metrolife/metrolife-on-the-move/indian-movie-remakes-that-just-didn-t-work-762327.html|title = Indian movie remakes that just didn't work|date = 18 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/apne|title=Apne (2007)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref> Both, ''Life in a... Metro'' and ''Apne'' proved to be critical and commercial successes.<ref name="Life In A Metro - Movie">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=348|title=Life In A Metro - Movie|publisher=Box Office India}}</ref><ref name="boxofficeindia.com-Apne">{{Cite web |title=Apne – Movie – Box Office India |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=227 |website=boxofficeindia.com |access-date=1 June 2021 |archive-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516021701/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=227|url-status=live}}</ref> On the other hand, ''Johnny Gaddaar'', despite failing at the box office, received praise from critics and attained cult status in later years.<ref name="CNN-IBN"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Movie reviews: Johnny Ghaddar|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Movie-reviews/222703/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122134754/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Movie-reviews/222703/|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 January 2013|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|date=30 September 2007}}</ref> The same year, he made a guest appearance in the song "Deewangi Deewangi" from [[Farah Khan]]'s blockbuster [[Reincarnation|reincarnation drama]] ''[[Om Shanti Om]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/interviews/10-years-of-om-shanti-om-farah-khan-interview-with-anupama-chopra|title=10 Years of Om Shanti Om with Farah Khan|date=9 November 2017}}</ref> In 2011, Dharmendra starred in ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana]]'' and ''[[Tell Me O Kkhuda]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yamla Pagla Deewana |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/previews/Yamla-Pagla-Deewana/articleshow/7082416.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104043925/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-11/bollywood/28257409_1_bobby-deol-sunny-deol-yamla-pagla-deewana |url-status=live |archive-date=4 November 2012 |access-date=13 December 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=11 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-06/news-interviews/28068118_1_hema-malini-s-pics-mayur-puri-vinod-khanna |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021095425/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-06/news-interviews/28068118_1_hema-malini-s-pics-mayur-puri-vinod-khanna |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Hema remaking Mama Mia? |date=6 October 2009}}</ref> While the latter was a commercial disaster, ''Yamla Pagla Deewana'' performed very well and emerged a box office hit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=850|title=Tell Me O Kkhuda}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=35|title=Yamla Pagla Deewana - Movie |publisher=Box Office India}}</ref> He then appeared in sequels to ''Yamla Pagla Deewana'',
''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana 2]]'' (2013) and ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se]]'' (2018), but unlike the first film, both the sequels received poor audience response.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/actor.php?actorid=1|title=Dharmendra (Filmography)}}</ref>
''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana 2]]'' (2013) and ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se]]'' (2018), but unlike the first film, both the sequels received poor audience response.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/actor.php?actorid=1|title=Dharmendra (Filmography)}}</ref>



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Dharmendra
Dharmendra in 2023
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
13 May 2004 – 16 May 2009
Preceded byRameshwar Lal Dudi
Succeeded byArjun Ram Meghwal
ConstituencyBikaner
Personal details
Born
Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol

(1935-12-08) 8 December 1935 (age 88)
Nasrali, Punjab, British India[1]
(present-day Punjab, India)
NationalityBritish Indian (1935–1947)
Indian (1947–present)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouses
  • Prakash Kaur
    (m. 1954)
  • (m. 1980)
Children6; (including Sunny, Bobby and Esha)
RelativesSee Deol family
Alma materRamgarhia College, Phagwara
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Occupation
  • Actor
  • politician
AwardsPadma Bhushan (2012)
Signature

Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol (born 8 December 1935), known mononymously as Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who is primarily known for his work in Hindi films. Nicknamed the "He-Man" of Bollywood, Dharmendra is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema and to be among the most handsome Indian actors of all time.[2][3][4][5][6] In 2012, he has received the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, from the Government of India.[7] Dharmendra has worked in more than 200 films in a career spanning over six decades.[8]

Dharmendra made his debut in 1960 with Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere.[9] He first gained popularity in the mid-1960s for films, such as Ayee Milan Ki Bela, Kaajal and Phool Aur Patthar, and achieved greater stardom in later years, being dubbed India's "Garam Dharam" for several of his on-screen roles in Hindi films.[10] He consistently starred in several successful Hindi films from the late-1960s to the 1980s, such as Ankhen, Shikar, Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke, Jeevan Mrityu, Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Seeta Aur Geeta, Raja Jani, Jugnu, Yaadon Ki Baaraat, Dost, Sholay, Pratiggya, Charas, Dharam Veer, Chacha Bhatija, Ghulami, Hukumat, Aag Hi Aag, Elaan-E-Jung and Tahalka,[11] as well as some of his acclaimed performances, include Anpadh, Bandini, Haqeeqat, Anupama, Mamta, Majhli Didi, Satyakam, Naya Zamana, Samadhi, Resham Ki Dori, Chupke Chupke, Dillagi, The Burning Train, Do Dishayen and Hathyar.[12][13]

Beginning in the late 1990s, he appeared in character roles in several successful and acclaimed films, such as Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya, Life in a... Metro, Apne, Johnny Gaddaar, Yamla Pagla Deewana, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani and Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya.[14][15][16] In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to Bollywood. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India, representing the Bikaner constituency in Rajasthan from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[17]

Early and personal life

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Dharmendra with his father

Dharmendra was born as Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol[18] in Nasrali, a village in Ludhiana district, Punjab, British India on 8 December 1935. He was born to Kewal Krishan[18] and Satwant Kaur[19] into a Punjabi Jat family.[20][21] His ancestral village is Dangon, near Pakhowal Tehsil Raikot, Ludhiana.[22][20]

He spent his early life in the village of Sahnewal and studied at Government Senior Secondary School at Lalton Kalan, Ludhiana, where his father was the village school headmaster.[23] He did his matriculation in Phagwara in 1952.[24] In those days, schools of Punjab came under Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Dharmendra with his sons, Bobby (on left), Sunny Deol (right hand side)

Dharmendra's first marriage was to Prakash Kaur at the age of 19 in 1954, before he had entered films.[25] He had two sons from this marriage, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol, both successful film actors; and two daughters, Vijeeta and Ajeeta. His nephew Abhay Deol is also an actor.

After moving to Bombay and entering films, Dharmendra married Hema Malini, which caused controversy at the time since he was already married. Rumours began to circulate about Dharmendra and Hema Malini converting to Islam for this marriage.[26][27] He and Malini starred together in a number of movies in the early 1970s, including Sholay.[28][29] The couple has two daughters, Esha Deol (an actress, born in 1981) and Ahana Deol (an assistant director, born in 1985).

His grandson, Bobby Deol's son, is also named "Dharam", after him.[30]

In 2019, Dharmendra's grandson, Sunny Deol's elder son, Karan Deol, made his debut as an actor with Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas, which was directed by Sunny Deol.[31] In 2023, Sunny Deol's younger son, Rajveer Deol, made his debut as an actor with Dono, directed by Avnish R. Barjatya, Sooraj R. Barjatya's son.

Dharmendra has a farmhouse in Lonavala, where he now generally resides. His family resides in Juhu, Mumbai.[32] [33][34]

In 2023, he expressed that Bollywood neglected his family and never appreciated his family's contribution to cinema.[35]

Career

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1960–1969: Early career and rise to prominence

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Signed photograph of Dharmendra in 1965

Dharmendra was the winner of Filmfare magazine's nationally organised new talent award and went to Mumbai from Punjab to work in the movie. However, it was never made. He later made his film debut in 1960 with Arjun Hingorani's romantic drama Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere.[36][37] The film largely went unnoticed and as a result, did not perform that well at the box office.[11] He saw his first commercial success in 1961 with Ramesh Saigal's Shola Aur Shabnam and followed it with hits, such as Mohan Kumar's Anpadh (1962) and Bimal Roy's Bandini (1963), which won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.[38][39][40]

His breakthrough came in 1964 when he co-starred alongside Rajendra Kumar and Saira Banu in another of Mohan Kumar's directional venture Ayee Milan Ki Bela.[41] It went on to become a blockbuster and despite playing the antagonist, Dharmendra got noticed by audience and received a nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor category.[42][43] That same year, he played the lead role in Chetan Anand's war-drama Haqeeqat.[44] Based on the Sino-Indian War of 1962, the film proved to be a major critical and commercial success, eventually emerging a superhit with one of its song "Ab Tumhare Hawaale Watan Saathiyon", a solo by Mohammed Rafi becoming hugely popular among the masses.[45][46] In 1965, he had another superhit in Ram Maheshwari's romantic drama Kaajal.[47] The film also had Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar and Padmini in the lead.[48]

In 1966, Dharmendra reunited with Kumari for O. P. Ralhan's Phool Aur Patthar. The film topped the box office chart in 1966, becoming a major blockbuster and making him a saleable star.[49][50] He received his first nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Actor category for the film.[51] The success of Phool Aur Patthar was followed by hits in Mamta, Devar, Anupama and Aaye Din Bahar Ke, the same year.[52] He was also given a souvenir at the 14th National Film Awards in recognition of his performance in Anupama.[53] The next year, he worked in commercially unsuccessful, but critically acclaimed films like - Dulhan Ek Raat Ki opposite Nutan and Majhli Didi, Chandan Ka Palna, both opposite Kumari.[54][55] Dharmendra hit the big league in 1968 with Atma Ram's mystery thriller Shikar and Ramanand Sagar's spy thriller Ankhen.[56][57] Both the films opened to positive audience response and proved to be blockbusters at the box office with the latter being the top–earning film that year.[11] His other commercially successful releases of 1968 were – T. Prakash Rao's drama film Izzat (in which he played a double role) and Amar Kumar's romantic drama Mere Hamdam Mere Dost.[58] The following year, saw the emergence of superstar Rajesh Khanna, who stormed the nation with back-to-back blockbusters in Aradhana and Do Raaste.[59] With his rise, a number of stars went through career decline.[60] During this phase, Dharmendra and Manoj Kumar were the only actors who remained unaffected by Khanna's popularity.[60] In 1969, he had a superhit in Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke, followed by three more successful films, which were - Yakeen, Pyar Hi Pyar and Aadmi Aur Insaan.[61] Dharmendra also received immense acclaim for his portrayal of a righteous man in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's social drama film Satyakam, which is widely considered to be his career-best performance by fans as well as critics and went on to win National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.[62][63]

1970–1977: Superstardom

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The year 1970 was a notable one for Dharmendra as he delivered four major successes and formed a hit pair with Hema Malini.[36] His first release was Satyen Bose's crime drama Jeevan Mrityu. An adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's novel The Count of Monte Cristo, it proved to be major critical and commercial success, eventually emerging a blockbuster and one of the top earners of 1970.[64] His next two films, Bhappi Sonie's Tum Haseen Main Jawan and Asit Sen's Sharafat, both opposite Malini proved to be superhits at the box office.[52] This was followed by a flop in Ishq Par Zor Nahin alongside Sadhana and a hit in Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan? with Babita.[52] His final release of that year was Raj Kapoor's magnum opus Mera Naam Joker (in which he played a supporting role). Although the film was a disaster at the time of release, it attained cult status in later years, with many critics hailing it as one of the best Indian films of all time.[65][66] In 1971, Dharmendra starred in Raj Khosla's action drama Mera Gaon Mera Desh.[67] The film went on to become an All Time Blockbuster and established his image of an action hero.[68] The large success of this film also made the industry shift to action from romantic films.[11] Dharmendra received his second nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Actor category for his performance in Mera Gaon Mera Desh.[69] His flow of successes continued in the following year with another massive blockbuster in Seeta Aur Geeta, a superhit in Raja Jani and a hit film, Samadhi to go with the major grossers.[70] The mass hysteria created by Mera Gaon Mera Desh in 1971, followed by back-to-back hits with Seeta Aur Geeta, Raja Jani and Samadhi in 1972 took Dharmendra to number 1 position among his contemporaries, thus making him a Superstar.[71][50][72][73]

1973 proved to be the best year of his career with many successes.[11] His first release which was A. Bhimsingh's action crime film Loafer emerged a superhit with its songs, including "Aaj Mausam Bada Be-Imaan", "Main Tere Ishq Mein", "Koi Shehri Babu" becoming immensely popular among the masses and making its soundtrack one of the best selling Hindi film albums of the 1970s.[74][75] This was followed by mystery thriller Jheel Ke Us Paar and action drama Jugnu. While Jheel Ke Us Paar was a hit, the latter proved to be a blockbuster in India as well as Soviet Union, eventually taking 2nd spot at the box office in 1973.[76] Owing to its huge success, Jugnu was also remade in Tamil and Telugu as Guru (1980).[77] His next two releases were - Ravikant Nagaich's spy thriller Keemat and Adurthi Subba Rao's light-hearted drama film Jwaar Bhata.[78][79] Both the films received critical acclaim and emerged moderately successful.[11] Towards the end of the year, Dharmendra appeared in Yaadon Ki Baaraat, Blackmail and Kahani Kismat Ki. Yaadon Ki Baaraat, directed by Nasir Hussain and written by Salim-Javed is widely identified as the first masala film of Indian cinema and proved to be another blockbuster for the actor as well as the second best selling Hindi film album of the 1970s.[80][11][81] On the other hand, Vijay Anand's romantic thriller Blackmail was an unsuccessful venture critically and commercially, but reception later improved, with many calling it one of Anand's most underrated works.[82] The song "Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas" filmed on Dharmendra and Raakhee was a chartbuster and remains popular till date.[83] His final release of the year, Arjun Hingorani's actioner Kahani Kismat Ki continued his dream run and emerged a superhit at the box office.[84] The following year, Dharmendra added one more blockbuster in his kitty with Dulal Guha's social drama Dost co-starring Shatrughan Sinha and Hema Malini.[85] The huge box office success of Dost was followed by moderate successes in Patthar Aur Payal and Resham Ki Dori. For his performance in the latter, Dharmendra received his 4th and final nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Actor category.[86]

The 1975 Emergency had angered the public, and this helped films featuring the lead character revolting against corruption and establishment become successes. The shift from romantic and social movies to action-oriented multi-starrers changed the box office. The year saw the rise of another superstar, Amitabh Bachchan, but Dharmendra remained rock-steady and continued to deliver huge hits.[87]

In 1975, Dharmendra appeared alongside Bachchan in two films. The first was Mukherjee's light-hearted comedy Chupke Chupke.[88] It received positive response from critics and went on to become a hit at the box office.[89] The second was Ramesh Sippy's actioner Sholay.[90] It released on 15 August 1975, Indian Independence Day, in Bombay. Due to lackluster reviews and a lack of effective visual marketing tools, it saw poor financial returns in its first two weeks. However, from the third week onward, viewership picked up owing to positive word of mouth.[91] During the initial slow period, the director and writer considered re-shooting some scenes so that Amitabh Bachchan's character would not die. When business picked up, they abandoned this idea.[92] After additionally releasing a soundtrack containing dialogue snippets,[93] Sholay soon became an "overnight sensation".[94] The film was then released in other distribution zones such as Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, and Hyderabad on 11 October 1975.[95] It became the highest-grossing Hindi language film of 1975, and film ranking website Box Office India has given the film a verdict of All Time Blockbuster.[85] Sholay went on to earn a still-standing record of 60 golden jubilees[a] across India,[94] and was the first film in India to celebrate a silver jubilee[b] at over 100 theatres.[94] It was shown continuously at Bombay's Minerva Theatre for over five years and also ran in Kolkata's Jyoti Cinema for 103 weeks.[96][97] Sholay was the Indian film with the longest theatrical run until Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) broke its record of 286 weeks in 2001.[98][99]

Dharmendra and Bachchan starrer Sholay (1975) recorded an estimated 15-18 crore footfalls, making it the highest grossing Indian film in terms of audience attendance to date.

Before the end of year, he delivered another blockbuster in Pratiggya.[100] The film along with its strong action scenes also had a significant comic track in the form of "slapstick" comedy which led to it being referred as a "masterpiece in comedy".[101][102] In 1976, Dharmendra reunited with Ramanand Sagar for the action thriller Charas. Set against the backdrop of the expulsion of Indian community from Uganda by its dictator Idi Amin in 1972, it opened to bumper response all over the nation and emerged a superhit at the box office.[103] His other release of the year, M. A. Thirumugam's family drama film Maa was thrashed by critics, but still went on to become a success.[104] The year 1977 proved to be a big one for Dharmendra with a mega blockbuster in Manmohan Desai's action drama Dharam Veer, a superhit in another of Desai's masala film Chacha Bhatija, followed by two more successful films in Arjun Hingorani's mystery thriller Khel Khilari Ka and Pramod Chakravorty's action comedy Dream Girl.[105] In the United Kingdom, Dharam Veer had 23 shows in 5 cities. Driven by the success of Rafi's songs, the film took a record initial of £50,000 in the UK, equivalent to 438,140 (US$50,001.71).[106] In addition, the film sold 32 million tickets in the Soviet Union.[107]

1978–1997: Continued success, decline and final works as a lead

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Post-1977, the quality of Dharmendra's films dropped and so the number of huge grossers, but his initial draw remained intact, owing to which the flow of successes continued till the early-1990s.[11] In 1978 and 1979, he had hits in Azaad co-starring Malini and Kartavya alongside Rekha, respectively.[108][109] His other releases, including Phandebaaz (1978), Dillagi (1978) and Dil Kaa Heera (1979) also performed well commercially.[108][109]

Dharmendra began the 1980s with Ravi Chopra's big-budget action thriller The Burning Train.[110] The film co-starring Jeetendra, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini and Parveen Babi didnt live upto the expectations and ended up as an average fare, however gained cult status in later years.[111] His next two releases were - Alibaba Aur 40 Chor and Ram Balram. While the former was a moderate success, the latter in which he reunited with Bachchan proved to be a box office hit.[112] In 1981, he had a superhit in Kaatilon Ke Kaatil, but other releases, such as Aas Paas and Krodhi failed to leave a mark while Brij Sadanah's big-budget actioner Professor Pyarelal ended up as an average grosser.[113] This changed in 1982 as five of his films emerged commercial successes, these were - Rajput, Badle Ki Aag, Ghazab, Baghavat and Samraat.[114]

In 1983, Dharmendra delivered a hit in Rajkumar Kohli's comedy film Naukar Biwi Ka, followed by another success, Qayamat, but his most anticipated film of that year, Kamal Amrohi's period biographical film Razia Sultan was a box office disaster.[115][116] The next year, he had seven releases, out of which Baazi, Jagir and Jeene Nahi Doonga did reasonable business, but rest were critical and commercial failures.[117] In 1985, Dharmendra starred in J.P. Dutta's action drama film Ghulami which also had Mithun Chakraborty, Naseeruddin Shah, Reena Roy and Smita Patil in the lead. The film opened to positive reviews from critics and emerged a superhit as well as one of the top 5 highest earners of that year.[118] Its song, "Zeehale Muskin Makun ba-Ranjish", sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Shabbir Kumar was a chartbuster and dominated the musical charts.[119] The following year, he had another commercial success with Ambrish Sangal's Begaana (1986), co-starring Kumar Gaurav and Rati Agnihotri.[120]

Dharmendra returned to the big league in 1987 by delivering eight successful films in the year. His first two releases were - Rajkumar Kohli's and Raj N. Sippy's actioners Insaniyat Ke Dushman and Loha, respectively, both of which proved to be box office hits.[121] He then appeared in Dadagiri, Hukumat and Aag Hi Aag.[122][123] While Dadagiri was an average fare, the latter two went on to become superhits with Hukumat emerging as the highest-grossing film of the year.[121] This was followed by T. Rama Rao's hit venture Watan Ke Rakhwale and two more successful films, Insaaf Kaun Karega with Rajinikanth and Insaf Ki Pukar, co-starring Jeetendra.[121] His other hit ventures of the decade, include Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988) and Elaan-E-Jung (1989).[124][125]

With the advent of the 1990s, Dharmendra's star power began to wane. From 1990 to 1992, his successful films, included Naakabandi (1990), Humse Na Takrana (1990) and Kohraam (1991).[126][127] The following year, he appeared in J. P. Dutta's ensemble action film Kshatriya co-starring Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna, Rakhee Gulzar, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Seshadri, Raveena Tandon and Divya Bharti.[128] Despite enormous expectations and presence of some of the biggest stars of the time, Kshatriya was rejected by the audience and proved to be a flop.[129] During this phase, he delivered average grossers in Policewala Gunda (1995) and Mafia (1996), but his other releases, including biggies, such as Maidan-E-Jung (1995) and Return of Jewel Thief (1996) proved to be critical and commercial failures.[130][131][132][133]

In 1997, Dharmendra received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. While accepting the award from Dilip Kumar and his wife Saira Banu, he became emotional and remarked that he had never won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor despite having worked in so many successful films and nearly a hundred popular films.[134] Speaking on this occasion Dilip Kumar commented, "Whenever I get to meet with God Almighty, I will set before him my only complaint – why did you not make me as handsome as Dharmendra?".[135]

1998-present: Shift to character roles and recent works

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Since the late-1990s, Dharmendra has appeared in character roles. His first film in such a role was Sohail Khan's romantic comedy Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998), co-starring Salman Khan, Kajol and Arbaaz Khan.[136] The film received positive reviews from critics and became a superhit at the box office.[137]

His first two major releases of the new decade were Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar Hai (2003) and Kis Kis Ki Kismat (2004), both of which were box office failures.[138][139] After this, Dharmendra went on a hiatus for a brief period and returned with three films in 2007. These were - Anurag Basu's drama film Life in a... Metro, Anil Sharma's sports drama Apne and Sriram Raghavan's neo-noir thriller Johnny Gaddaar.[140][141] Both, Life in a... Metro and Apne proved to be critical and commercial successes.[142][143] On the other hand, Johnny Gaddaar, despite failing at the box office, received praise from critics and attained cult status in later years.[15][144] The same year, he made a guest appearance in the song "Deewangi Deewangi" from Farah Khan's blockbuster reincarnation drama Om Shanti Om.[145] In 2011, Dharmendra starred in Yamla Pagla Deewana and Tell Me O Kkhuda.[146][147] While the latter was a commercial disaster, Yamla Pagla Deewana performed very well and emerged a box office hit.[148][149] He then appeared in sequels to Yamla Pagla Deewana, Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 (2013) and Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se (2018), but unlike the first film, both the sequels received poor audience response.[150]

In 2023, he appeared in Karan Johar's ensemble family drama Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. It opened to a polarising response from reviewers but grossed over 3.5 billion (US$42 million) worldwide and proved to be a hit as well as the tenth highest-grossing Indian film of the year.[151][152] The following year, Dharmendra co-starred alongside Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon in the romantic comedy Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya.[153] The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, but still did a lifetime business of 1.3 billion (US$16 million) worldwide to emerge a commercial success.[154]

Frequent collaborations

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His most successful pairing was with Hema Malini, who went on to become his wife.[36] The couple played together in many films including Tum Haseen Main Jawaan, Sharafat, Naya Zamana, Seeta Aur Geeta, Raja Jani, Jugnu, Dost, Patthar Aur Payal, Sholay, Charas, Maa, Chacha Bhatija and Azaad.[155]

He has worked with various directors, each with a different style of filmmaking.[156] His longest collaboration was with director Arjun Hingorani from 1960 to 1991. Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere was the debut film of Dharmendra as an actor and Arjun's first directorial venture with Dharmendra as the lead hero.[157][158] They worked together in Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?, Kahani Kismat Ki, Khel Khilari Ka, Katilon Ke Kaatil and Kaun Kare Kurbanie where Arjun Hingorani was the producer and the director, and Sultanat and Karishma Kudrat Kaa, produced by Arjun Hingorani. He worked with director Pramod Chakravorty in Naya Zamana, Jugnu, Dream Girl and Azaad. Anil Sharma worked with him in many films including Hukumat, Elaan-E-Jung, Farishtay, Tahalka and Apne.

Works in other languages

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In the starting of his film career he worked in the Bengali film Paari directed by Jagannath Chatterjee. Released in 1966, the film also featured Dilip Kumar and Keshto Mukherjee in key roles.[159]

He has periodically appeared in films in his native tongue of Punjabi, starring in Kankan De Ohle (1970), Do Sher (1974), Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam (1974), Teri Meri Ik Jindri (1975), Putt Jattan De (1982) and Qurbani Jatt Di (1990). He returned to Punjabi cinema after a gap with the 2014 film Double Di Trouble.[160]

Other works

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Political career

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Dharmendra served as a Member of the Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Bharatiya Janata Party representing Bikaner in Rajasthan from 2004 to 2009. During his election campaign in 2004, he made an offensive remark that he should be elected dictator perpetuo to teach "basic etiquette that democracy requires" for which he was severely criticised.[161] He rarely attended Parliament when the house was in session, preferring to spend time shooting movies or working at his farmhouse, for which he was also widely criticised.[162]

Television

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Dharmendra at an event in 2011

In 2011, Dharmendra replaced Sajid Khan as the male judge of the third series of popular reality show India's Got Talent.[163] On 29 July 2011, the show aired on Colors TV with Dharmendra as the new judge and surpassed the opening ratings of the previous two seasons.[164]

In 2023, he appeared in his first television acting role as Salim Chisti in the historical series Taj: Divided by Blood which is available on ZEE5.[165]

Producing and presenting films

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In 1983, Dharmendra set up a production company known as Vijayta Films. In its maiden venture Betaab, released in 1983, Vijayta Films launched Dharmendra's elder son Sunny Deol as the lead actor. The film was the second highest-grossing film of the year. In 1990 he produced the action film Ghayal, also starring Sunny. The film won seven Filmfare Awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Film.[166][167][168] It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Dharmendra then launched the career of his younger son, Bobby, in 1995 with Barsaat, which was again a super hit at the box office.[169][170]

He was the presenter for his films like Satyakam (1969) and Kab Kyun Aur Kahan (1970).

Legacy

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Dharmendra's signed photo

Dharmendra is widely regarded as one of the most influential personalities in Indian cinema.[171][172] He was considered one of the most handsome men in the world during his early career[173] and is widely known as the "He-Man" of Bollywood. In 2022, he was placed in Outlook India's "75 Best Bollywood Actors" list.[174] Rediff.com placed him 10th in its "Top 10 Bollywood Actors of All Time" list.[175]

His most notable acting performances include Satyakam with Hrishikesh Mukherjee,[176] and Sholay, which is listed by Indiatimes as one of the "top 25 must see Bollywood films of all time". In 2005, the judges of the 50th annual Filmfare Awards awarded Sholay the special distinction of Filmfare Best Film of 50 years.[177]

When Dilip Kumar was giving Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award to Dharmendra, he commented "whenever I get to meet with God Almighty, I will set before him my only complaint – why did you not make me as handsome as Dharmendra?".[178] One of the most successful actors of the 1970s and 1980s, Dharmendra appeared in Box Office India's "Top Actors" list eighteen times from 1968 to 1984 and 1987. He topped the list four times (1972-1975).[50]

Filmography

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Accolades and honours

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Dharmendra being awarded in 2017

Civilian award

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National Film Awards

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Filmfare Awards

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Year Category Film Result
1965 Best Supporting Actor Ayee Milan Ki Bela Nominated
1967 Best Actor Phool Aur Patthar Nominated
1972 Mera Gaon Mera Desh Nominated
1974 Yaadon Ki Baaraat Nominated
1975 Resham Ki Dori Nominated
1984 Best Comedian Naukar Biwi Ka Nominated
Best Film Betaab Nominated
1991 Best Film Ghayal Won
1997 Lifetime Achievement Award Won

Other awards and recognitions

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Explanatory notes

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  1. ^ A golden jubilee means that a film has completed 50 consecutive weeks of showing in a single theatre.
  2. ^ A silver jubilee means that a film has completed 25 consecutive weeks of showing in a single theatre.

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