When one thinks of Dharmendra Deol, one automatically
sees a romantic star as well as a he-man - a trait that
is not quite common in Bollywood heroes. No wonder He
is known as 'Garam' Dharam (hot Dharam), in Bollywood.
He had the looks of a real gentle man, the masculine
body of a he-man and when it came to his films, he had
a very humorous touch in his dialog-delivery and the
timing, especially. The heroics in his films - Phool
Aur Patthar (1966), Jugnu (1973), Raja Jani (1972) and
Loafer (1973) - are all quite remarkable and
unforgettable. Let's not forget that all these films
were big blockbusters in India. And not to forget his
quite unbelievable performance he'd shown in the role
he played as "Veeru" in Sholay (1975). And who can
forget his dialog delivery in this movie, whether it
was with Basanti or his famous "suicide" dialog. Though
he and his films got nominated for Filmfare awards and
though he couldn't get one for his films, he, in the
end, has got the best award in his life - "The Life
Time Achievement" award in 1997 from Filmfare for his
achievements, splendid performance during his times and
wonderful career in Bollywood. He was the real action
hero of perfection in his days and is still considered
to be the best romantic hero and the best romantic pair
with the actress Hema Malini, whom he later married.
They have 2 children together, Esha and Ahana and he
has two sons, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol from a previous
marriage with Prakash Kaur. While Sunny, Deol, and Esha
are Bollywood stars in their own right, Ahana is
getting set-up to be another Deol Star on the horizon.
Dharmendra became a grandfather recently when Bobby and
Tanya gave birth to their first-born. And not to forget
Dharam's nephew Abhay, who has already made his debut
with "Socha Na Tha" with Ayesha Takia. Dharmendra still
continues to make appearances in movies every once in a
while, and we all know that it will be quite some time
before he throws in the towel.

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