She was Indian cinema’s ‘Dream Girl’, and he was the original He-Man of Bollywood. What happened when the two met? Nothing less than a sizzling love story is bound to flourish when two people with drop-dead gorgeous looks come together. The yesteryear superstars, Hema Malini and Dharmendra, fell in love with each other in the year 1970, on the sets of Tum Haseen Main Jawan.
Hema did not reciprocate to Dharmendra, as at that time she was not keen on getting involved with a married man. But then, love happened and they tied the knot in 1980. Before marriage, they both decided to convert to Islam, since Dharmendra’s first wife, Prakash Kaur, did not want a divorce.
Hema Malini’s father, just like any other father, was strictly opposed to their marriage, as he did not want his daughter to marry an already married man. Although Hema married Dharmendra after the demise of her father, it still deeply hurt her mother. Going by the media reports, Hema and Dharmendra, were so much in love with each other that they went against the will of their families and converted to another religion.
Dharmendra and Hema Malini dated for over five years and tied the knot in 1980. The two secretly got converted to Islam and then got married in an Iyengar style, since Hema Malini is Iyengar. Dharmendra reportedly converted to Islam in 1979. The actor was married when he fell in love with actress Hema Malini. However, he could not marry again as per the Hindu Marriage Act. So he converted to Islam and married Hema.
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