Dharmendra

Dharmendra's Biography

Birth Name : Dharam Singh Deol

Birth Date : December 8, 1935

Birth Place : Sahnewal, British Punjab

Zodiac Sign : Sagittarius

Spouse : Parkash Kaur (1954–present)

Hema Malini (1980–present)

Children : Sunny Deol (Ajay Singh Deol)

Bobby Deol (Vijay Singh Deol)

Esha Deol, Ahana Deol, Ajeeta Deol

Vijeeta Deol

Occupation : Actor, Producer, Politician

Religion : Sikhism

Dharam Singh Deol (born 8 December 1935), better known as Dharmendra, is a Hindi film actor who has appeared in more than 247 Hindi-language films as of 2011. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema and also another Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2007 IIFA Awards.

Dharmendra is often referred to as the "He-Man" as well as the "Action King" of Hindi cinema, having starred in numerous action films, and is considered a living legend. At the peak of his film career Dharmendra was considered the most handsome actor in Bollywood. Dharmendra was one of the lead actors of the all-time blockbuster Sholay (1975), and went on to star in numerous successful Bollywood films across five decades. Dharmendra has thus established himself as one of the most prominent figures in the history of Hindi cinema.

In 2012, Dharmendra was honoured with the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.Dharmendra was also a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing Bikaner constituency in Rajasthan from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Dharmendra was born in a Punjabi people|Punjabi jattan arya samaji family in Punjab state to Kewal Kishan Singh Deol and Satwant Kaur.Dharmendra spent his early life in village Sahnewal. His father was a school headmaster in the village of Lalton Ludhiana, where the family later moved to Mumbai .

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