Dharmendra's Yamla Pagla Deewana will hit the theatres on January 14. The actor is going all out to promote his film.
What brought you back on the silver screen?
It has been 50 years that I am part of the Hindi film industry. The only force that drives me even today is the love and support of the people. I am thankful to them that even after 50 years they have not thrown me out of their hearts. And I know, I will be there in people’s hearts forever. Acting is not a profession for me, it’s my mehbooba (girlfriend). When she used to get angry and keep me away from her, I used to woo her back and vice-versa. She was angry with me for a few years and I am trying to win her back with this film Yamla Pagla Deewana.
This is the second film that stars all the three Deols…
In 2007, I made Apne with Sunny and Bobby. People were very happy to see us together. So I decided to gift them another film, casting all three of us, in this new year. Apne was a very emotional movie with a sports background. People loved it. This film has lots of comedy, action and also few good emotional punches. So, this time, we hope to bring smile on people’s faces and tears in their eyes.
Your dream to be an actor took you from a village in Punjab (Sahnewal) to Mumbai. Did you always want to take up acting as a career?
I dreamt an impossible dream. As a child, I saw a dream of becoming an actor. Then, before I could realize, I started filling colours to my dreams; and by the time hum jawaan huye, I got addicted to films. It was very hard to make it to the film industry in those days, especially for a boy coming from a middle-class family. But my every breath was desperate to fulfill my dream. I didn’t see any film till Class 8th, my parents were very strict. When I was in Class 9th, the first film I saw was Dilipsaab's (Kumar) Shaheed; and I was spell-bound. I wondered: ‘Which world do these beautiful people belong to? Where is this heaven? I too want to be a part of it."
There was a time when you were among the top 10 most handsome men in the world. How did you react to that?
I was excited; but it was hard for me to believe that how is it possible? How can I be one of the ten most handsome men in the world? As for me, I was always dissatisfied with the way I looked on screen. I always used to ask my directors for reshoots saying I am not looking good from this angle or that angle.
Do you think you have been given your due by the industry?
No. Really not and I know I will never get it. And fault is mine. I didn’t ask for it; I don’t know how to take it. I don’t have PROs. I don’t know how to develop networks. I am unfit to get my dues, perhaps.
Why are you not on any social networking site?
Blowing one’s own trumpet is a very painful thing for me. I know I too have to promote my film Yamla Pagla Deewana, because that’s the trend now. I too won’t be spared; but I am not comfortable with these things.
Text by Sreya basu, TWF
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