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The 1975 film Sholay is considered to be one of the most timeless movies of Indian cinema. However, the set of the movie did have its own share of drama. It was not a hidden fact lead actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini were in a relationship during the shooting of the same. But, not many know that actor Sanjeev Kumar who played Thakur in the same, was also smitten by Malini’s beauty and had proposed to her marriage on the sets of the film. This had raised the temperature on the set by several notches.
According to Bollywood Shaadi, Sanjeev Kumar had earlier asked Hema Malini’s hand for marriage to her parents in the early 70s. However, both the actress and her parents turned down his request, leaving him heartbroken. This also reportedly caused a bad blood between the Trishul actor and Malini.
But he again tried his luck on the set of Sholay being unaware that Hema Malini was by then in a relationship with Dharmendra whom she had started dating in the year 1970. Reportedly, the actor walked suddenly toward the Dream Girl actress and proposed to her for marriage. This left both Hema and Dharmendra extremely angry.
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