Known for Acting
Dharmendra Singh Deol known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Legendary Hindi film star who has appeared in more than 200 Hindi-language films. In 1997 he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema. He is regarded as the Undisputed "Action King" of Hindi cinema having starred in numerous action blockbusters and is greatly considered a Living legend. He is father of notable actors Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and Esha Deol. He was the Main lead of the all-time Blockbuster film, Sholay and also went on to star in numerous successful Bollywood films cutting across four remarkable decades. Dharmendra has thus established himself as one of the most prominent figures of the Hindi film industry
Born
December 8, 1935
Died
November 24, 2025 (age 89)
Birthplace
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Filmography
270 films, 14 shows


Yamla Pagla Deewana 2
2013 · 2h 34m
country: India
Dharam and Gajodhar, a father-son duo, claim to be the owners of a massive company to swindle a business tycoon. To add to their troubles, Gajodhar's brother jumps on to the bandwagon.


Chamku
2008 · 1h 45m
country: India
A traumatized child becomes a political activist but agrees to become an assassin upon being captured.


Socha Na Tha
2005 · 2h 25m
country: India
Viren and Aditi refuse an arranged marriage and that creates a rift between their families. But when their friendship turns into love, it leads to chaos!


Indian
2001 · 2h 58m
country: India
DCP Raksekhar Azad (Raj) is an invincible cop with a great aim. He arrests a terrorist by the name of Khan. But Khan lands in a prison cell that looks cushier than the Buckingham Palace. However, this gets Raj promoted, and he is congratulated by none other than his father-in-law, who is also a very high ranking policeman. Then all of a sudden, Raj finds out that many policemen would like to see Khan go free. He discusses this issue with his father-in-law, and to his surprise, does not find any support from him. Disagreements and arguments ensue, and as a result, his father-in-law gets killed. The Police suspect Raj of killing him, they begin the process of arresting him, he runs away, while Khan is all set to get freed to do whatever he likes.


Ghayal
1990 · 2h 43m
country: India
Ajay is framed by Balwant Rai for his brother's murder and sent to prison. Later, he befriends three convicts and sets out to seek revenge against Balwant Rai.