The Bollywood film fraternity is filled with love stories that convinced us that if two souls truly love each other, no power in this universe can stop them from getting together. One of those made in heaven love stories is of Dharmendra and Hema Malini. The epic love story of Bollywood’s He-Man and the Dream Girl. They make us believe in the notion of true love. From taking down the social stereotypes to convincing families, the two went against all odds to tie the knot and made us believe in fairytales and dreamy love stories.
In the case of Dharmendra and Hema, 1970’s Tum Haseen Main Jawan played the cupid. The couple first met in 1970, while filming their first movie together. Just like a dreamy love story, the young actor lost his heart to the dream girl.
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However, at that time Dharmendra was already married to Prakash Kaur and had two sons with her, Bobby Deol and Sunny Deol.
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There are reports that during that time, several other actors had proposed to Hema Malini but she had turned them down. One of these proposals was from actor Jeetendra.
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The love blossomed between the two during the shooting of Sholay. It is said that Hema tried to avoid Dharmendra in the begining because she did not want to get involved with a married man but eventually, she gave in and fall in love head over heels.
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As expected, Hema Malini’s family was against the union as Dharmendra was already married and had two kids. Her father had reportedly tried to push him out of his house once by saying, "Why don't you get out of my daughter's life? You are a married man, you can't marry my daughter."
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As expected, Hema Malini’s family was against the union as Dharmendra was already married and had two kids. Her father had reportedly tried to push him out of his house once by saying, "Why don't you get out of my daughter's life? You are a married man, you can't marry my daughter."
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To settle down the things, Dharmendra came up with an idea. He converted to Islam so that he could marry Hema Malini and be allowed to have two wives.
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Hence, by defying all odds, the two stood together and tied the knot in 1980. The wedding took place as per Iyengar rituals since Hema Malini is Iyengar.
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The wedding was a private affair with only a few guests in attendance. The couple welcomed their elder daughter, Esha Deol in their lives on November 2, 1981. Almost four years later, on July 28, 1985, they became parents for the second time to Ahana Deol.
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