Dharmendra was infatuated with actress-singer Suraiya
Dharmendra was infatuated with
actress-singer Suraiya
It’s a known fact that Bollywood looked upon Dharmendra as the ‘He Man” and very romantic too.
There are many well-known stories on the legendary actor in the industry in professional and personal spheres.
His first marriage to Prakash Kaur is well known and his fans and the cinegoers also were aware of his love for the ‘Dream Girl’ Hema Malini and later married her.
But, not many may know that his first crush was with veteran actress-singer Suraiya. He was infatuated with her.
Even while Suraiya was seeing the evergreen hero and debonair Dev Anand at the time around it never impacted on him.
When he was nobody he used to sneak away from his small village to the city to see her movies. Source claims that Dharmendra would only say Suraiya’s name in response to questions regarding his first love. In numerous interviews, Dharmendra has stated that, between the ages of 20 and 21, he was mesmerised by this well-known actress.
Dharmendra had watched Suraiya’s 1949 released film “Dillagi” not just once, twice, or ten times, but 40 times, just for her. He had assumed that he would meet Suraiya if he ever got into acting.
Eventually, Dilip Kumar’s performance inspired Dharmendra to pursue a career in acting.
Dharmendra began his career in Bollywood at the age of 25. He featured in his debut film, Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere in 1960. He continued to make a mark in the industry with his blockbuster hits one after the other. He has acted in 306 films, some of which have featured cameos. Dharmendra was last seen in Karan Johar’s directorial Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani in 2023, and his box office-successful Teri Baton Mein Uljha Jiya in 2024.
Suraiya Jamal Sheikh, known by her stage name Suraiya, is still hailed as one of the most beautiful and talented actors in Indian film history.
In the late 1940s and early 1950s, she held the title of highest-paid actress in Hindi cinema at one point. She asked more fees than the likes of Dilip Kumar, Ashok Kumar, and other famous superstars, giving one an idea of her status as an actor in Indian cinema. Suraiya featured in over 67 films and sang 338 songs throughout her three-decade-long career.
People and movie enthusiasts used to refer to Suraiya as Malika-e-Husn (queen of beauty) and Malika-e-Adakara (queen of acting) because of her beauty, melodic voice, and impeccable performance!
News Edit KV Raman
