Hema Malini and Dharmendra's 1980 wedding stirred controversy for days and months. The latter was already married to Prakash Kaur at the time. Published: October 26, 2024 2:02 PM IST By Dharmendra, a Punjabi lad swooned over a stunning South Indian woman, Hema Malini.
Even though he was married, the ‘ ‘ actor was unable to resist falling in love with Hema. In fact, he married Prakash Kaur, they also had four children – Sunny, Bobby, Vijeeta, and Ajeeta Deol. Do you know he was prepared to leave Prakash since he was so in love with Hema? Prakash, on the other hand, wasn’t ready to file for divorce.
In 1980, Dharmendra and Hema Malini tied the knot, causing a great deal of controversy. For those who don’t remember, Dharmendra met Hema Malini in the 1970s while he was employed in the motion picture business, and their on-screen chemistry developed into a close friendship off-screen. The two’s romance blossomed on the sets of movies like , making them one of Bollywood’s most renowned couples.
People were curious as to how he could marry someone else whilst being married to Prakash Kaur. The couple was then rumoured to have converted to Islam, had a nikah, and then married in a traditional Iyengar ceremony. In ‘Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl,’ Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s biography of Hema Malini, it was mentioned that Dharmendra’s marriage to Hema was deemed invalid under the Hindu Marriage Act because he was already married.
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