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Dharmendra

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Dharmendra

Dec 8, 1935 – Nov 24, 2025283 titles 270 movies · 13 TV
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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

Also known as

धर्मेन्द्र · Dharam Singh Deol

Born

Dec 8, 1935 – Nov 24, 2025

Ludhiana, Punjab, India

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

279

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Directing

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Writing

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Career timeline

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1977 11 title(s)

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2005 1 title(s)

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2009 1 title(s)

2011 2 title(s)

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2024 4 title(s)

2026 1 title(s)

Undated 1 title(s)