Dharmendra Most Favorite Actress: Famous Bollywood actor Dharmendra was a very talented and flirtatious person in his time. There are many stories about Dharmendra in the industry but one story is about his heart. People know that Dharmendra had an arranged marriage and the second love marriage was with Hema Malini. But do you know who Dharmendra’s first crush was?
Yes, Dharmendra’s first crush was on the actress who was in a relationship with Dev Anand. At that time, Dharmendra was a common man and used to go to the city secretly from his village to watch that actress’s movies. Dharmendra has told this story many times.
On which actress did Dharmendra have his first crush?
According to IMDB, whenever Dharmendra was asked about his first crush, he always took only one name and that was Suraiya. Dharmendra has told in many of his interviews that when he was 20-21 years old, he was crazy about the famous actress of that era, Suraiya.
Just to see Suraiya, he watched her film Dillagi (1949) not once, twice or 10 times but 40 times. Dharmendra had decided that if he ever became an actor, he would definitely meet Suraiya but those talks continued jokingly. Later, Dharmendra got inspired by Dilip Kumar’s acting and made up his mind to enter the movies.
Dharmendra’s film career
88-year-old Dharmendra started his Bollywood career at the age of 25. Dharmendra’s first film was Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere (1960). After this, he did many superhit films and is still active in the industry.
According to IMDb, Dharmendra has done 306 films so far, some of which also had cameos. However, Dharmendra is still active in films. Dharmendra’s film Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani was released in 2023 and his film Teri Baton Mein Uljha Jiya was released in 2024, which were hits at the box office.