Veteran actor Dharmendra says he feels he completed over five decades in showbiz in moments, and now wonders how it went by so soon.
"'Ek lamba safar lamhun mein guzar gaya'...If we see it has been a long journey and it went by in moments. I now think why it went by so soon. I miss my colleagues, the atmosphere. I miss so many things. It was a beautiful journey," Dharmendra said.
Dharmendra, who traces his roots to Punjab, entered showbiz in 1960 with Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere going on to create an image of Bollywood's He-Man, after Dara Singh.
The senior actor, who will soon complete 60 years in the industry, has entertained audiences with movies of all genres — from the intense Bandini and Satyakam to potboilers like Raja Jani and Pratigya, and as a comic artist with perfect timing in Sholay and Chupke Chupke.
He proved his skills as an actor with Anupama and Yakeen. In recent times, he was seen in Life In A... Metro, Apne and Yamla, Pagla, Deewana.
This story is from the July 2017 edition of GLOBAL MOVIE MAGAZINE.
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