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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Bollywood star Dharmendra has died in the Indian city of Mumbai at the age of 89.<\/p>\n

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the actor, saying his passing \u201cmarks the end of an era in Indian cinema\u201d.<\/p>\n

Dharmendra, who often described himself as \u201ca simple man\u201d, commanded extraordinary affection and loyalty from his tens of millions of fans.<\/p>\n

Best known as Veeru, the lovable petty criminal in the 1975 blockbuster Sholay, he appeared in over 300 films, many hits, captivating audiences for decades.<\/p>\n

Songs featuring him topped the charts, and his romance and marriage with Hema Malini made headlines.<\/p>\n

Dubbed the \u201coriginal He-Man of Bollywood\u201d and \u201cGaram (hot) Dharam\u201d, the actor often made it to global lists of \u201cmost handsome men\u201d in his heyday and female fans were known to sleep with his photographs under their pillows.<\/p>\n

Bollywood stars weren\u2019t immune to his charms either \u2013 over the years actress Madhuri Dixit described him as \u201cone of the most handsome people I have seen on screen\u201d, superstar Salman Khan said Dharmendra was the \u201cmost beautiful looking man\u201d and actress Jaya Bachchan called him \u201ca Greek God\u201d.<\/p>\n

Dharmendra always said he was \u201cembarrassed\u201d by talk of his good looks and attributed it to \u201cnature, my parents and my genes\u201d.<\/p>\n

Born on 8 December 1935 in Nasrali village in Punjab\u2019s Ludhiana district in a middle-class Jatt-Sikh family, he was named Dharam Singh Deol by his schoolteacher father.<\/p>\n

In a 2018 interview with BBC Hindi, he said his father wanted him to study, but he fell in love with films early on and wanted to be a hero.<\/p>\n

\u201cI watched my first film when I was in the ninth standard and I was hooked. I was wondering, where is this heaven where all these beautiful people live? I thought I must find my way there. I felt like they were mine and I belonged to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

But when he told his family, they were appalled.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mother said, \u2018you are our eldest child, you have family responsibilities\u2019. I was very sad. So when we heard about the All India Talent Contest by Filmfare magazine, to humour me, she said, \u2018ok, send in your application\u2019. We didn\u2019t think I would be selected.\u201d<\/p>\n

But then he won the contest and moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) and the rest, as they say, is history.<\/p>\n

For three decades \u2013 after debuting with Dil Bhi Tera, Hum Bhi Tere (The heart is yours and so am I) in 1960 \u2013 he ruled Bollywood, delivering several hits a year.<\/p>\n

Dharmendra first rose to fame with Bimal Roy\u2019s 1963 film Bandini, earning praise for his elegant portrayal of a prison doctor who falls for a convict.<\/p>\n

He soon became a romantic hero, pairing successfully with top actresses like Nutan, Meena Kumari, Mala Sinha, and Saira Banu.<\/p>\n

In 1966, he did his first action role in Phool Aur Patthar (Flower and rock), but it was the 1971 hit Mera Gaon Mera Desh (My village, my country) which cemented his reputation as an action hero.<\/p>\n

Tall and well-built, Dharmendra often did his own action scenes, involving daring stunts, even taking risks.<\/p>\n

Besides romance and action, the actor also delivered thrillers and comedies that were hits. Critics praised him \u201cfor his impeccable comic timing\u201d in the hilarious 1975 film Chupke Chupke.<\/p>\n

Over the years, Dharmendra said he was cast against 70 heroines, but his most successful screen pairing was with Hema Malini, who later became his second wife.<\/p>\n

The couple first met at a film premiere in 1965 and Hema Malini made an immediate impression on Dharmendra. In her 2017 biography, she wrote that she heard Dharmendra telling fellow actor Shashi Kapoor in Punjabi, \u201cKudi badi changi hai (The girl is quite pretty)\u201d.<\/p>\n

Their romance bloomed in the 1970s through superhit films like Seeta Aur Geeta, Raja Jani, and Sholay, making headlines as Dharmendra was already married with grown-up children with his first wife, Prakash Kaur.<\/p>\n

The media wrote about the resistance from Hema Malini\u2019s family to their wedding, but the couple finally tied the knot in 1980. Some reports said they had converted to Islam, which allows polygamy, to marry \u2013 a claim Dharmendra later denied.<\/p>\n

The actor-producer also dabbled in politics. He was the BJP MP from Bikaner in Rajasthan for one term from 2005 to 2009. But he was criticised for not taking politics seriously as he rarely attended parliament, preferring to spend time shooting for films or working on his farm.<\/p>\n

Speaking to a television programme, Aap Ki Adalat, years later, he agreed that he was a misfit in politics. \u201cPolitics is not for emotional people, it\u2019s for the thick-skinned,\u201d he said. \u201cThese five years were very tough for me, they were difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n

He worked almost to the end of his life, acting alongside his sons Sunny and Bobby Deol, judging reality shows, and connecting with fans via social media.<\/p>\n

In his lifetime, the actor gave many fine performances, but if there\u2019s one role that he\u2019ll always be remembered for, it\u2019ll be that of Veeru in Sholay \u2013 the 1975 blockbuster that has become a cultural phenomenon.<\/p>\n

The multi-starrer that also had Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini and Jaya Bachchan in the lead roles saw Dharmendra and Bachchan play loveable rogues-turned-saviours who are recruited to fight a dreaded bandit.<\/p>\n

The film became a cult classic and many fans credited Dharmendra for its success, describing him as the \u201csoul of Sholay\u201d. The actor also described it as his finest role. \u201cI don\u2019t think I have ever done a better role than Veeru\u2019s,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

But despite delivering dozens of hits, Dharmendra never made it to the \u201cnumber one\u201d slot in Bollywood \u2013 losing to contemporaries such as Dilip Kumar, Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan \u2013 and was passed for the prestigious Filmfare awards several times.<\/p>\n

It was finally in 1997 that Filmfare honoured him with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema and in 2012, he was conferred the Padma Bhushan \u2013 an Indian government honour given to civilians for distinguished service.<\/p>\n

But Dharmendra wore his stardom lightly, staying away from the rat race and said he never wanted to be number one in the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never asked for too much money, and fame is transient. All I ever wanted was people\u2019s love,\u201d he told an interviewer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came here just for this love. Everyone loves Dharmendra and I am grateful for that,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, news of his death prompted tributes from the film fraternity on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing up, Dharmendra was the hero every boy wanted to be,\u201d said actor Akshay Kumar. \u201cThank you for inspiring generations. You\u2019ll live on through your films and the love you spread.\u201d<\/p>\n

Describing his passing as the \u201cend of an era\u201d, director Karan Johar said it had left \u201ca gaping hole in the industry… a space that can never be filled by anyone… there will always be one and only Dharmendra\u201d.<\/p>\n

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