When Hema Malini met Dharmendra’s mother after she conceived Esha: ‘I touched her feet and she hugged me’
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Hema Malini, the ‘Dream Girl’ of Hindi cinema has had a life worthy of a screen adaptation. At the peak of her career, she fell in love with Dharmendra, who was already a married man with four kids. Defying social norms, the two tied the knot and continue to be together. On his part, Dharmendra divides his attention and love between the two families.
Hema Malini, time and again has spoken about not wanting to disturb Dharmendra’s ‘other family’, and hence stays away. However, in her biography Hema Malini: Beyond The Dream Girl, authored by Ram Kamal Mukherjee, the actor spoke about meeting her mother-in-law Satwant Kaur. She shared how she came to meet Hema when she conceived her first baby, actor Esha Deol. Giving details about the meeting, Hema shared that Satwant came to see her without informing anyone in the family.
“Dharamji’s mother Satwant Kaur was equally warm and kind-hearted. I remember how she came to meet me once at a dubbing studio in Juhu after I had conceived Esha. She hadn’t informed anyone in the house. I touched her feet, and she hugged me and said, “Beta, khush raho hamesha (Be happy always).” I was happy that they were happy with me.” she wrote.
She also opened up about Dharmendra’s father Kewal Kishan Singh Deol, who was very fond of her and her family. Recollecting their times together, she wrote how he would arm-wrestle Hema Malini’s father and brother when they met, and on defeating them would advise them to have ‘ghee and makhan’.
“He would drop by and meet my father or brother for chai. Instead of shaking hands, he would arm-wrestle them, and after defeating them he would jokingly say, ‘Tum log ghee-makkhan-lassi khao, idli aur sambhar se taqat nahi aati (Have butter, lassi, ghee. Idli and sambhar won’t make you strong). My father would join in the laughter. He (Dharmendra’s father) was a very jovial person,” she added.
About not crossing Dharmendra’s first wife Prakash Kaur‘s path, the Sholay actor said she “didn’t want to disturb anyone.” Hema added that she has never spoken to Prakash, but she and her daughters respect her.
“I am happy with whatever Dharamji did for me and my daughters. He played the role of a father, like any father would do. I guess I am happy with that. Today, I am a working woman and I have been able to maintain my dignity because I have devoted my life to art and culture. I guess, if the situation was even slightly different from this, I wouldn’t be what I am today,” she wrote
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