Hema Malini has always been one of the most iconic and popular Bollywood stars. Over the years, she’s starred in some of the biggest movies in the industry and worked with some of the biggest names. The actress, who has had a successful career over the past few decades, recently sat down to reflect on her time in the film industry while also remembering her partner, Dharmendraand how it feels to receive Padmasambhava
Hema Malini talks about accepting Padmasambhava as Dharma
While talking to HT City, the actress got emotional and recalled how it felt to walk up to the stage and receive the Padma Bhushan in her husband’s name. She shared that the whole experience made her very emotional. Still, she’s grateful for everything.She shared, “It was an exciting and thrilling moment for me. His seven decades of work being recognized. The most important moment was that I was able to walk on stage and accept it. When I walked towards Rashtrapati ji to accept it, I could feel him behind me, asking me to step forward and say ‘go and collect it’.” She also recalled her time with her husband and shared that the ‘Chupke Chupke’ actor always wanted all his family members to be happy together, no matter what.She shared, “He would say ‘I love my family’, hamesha United rehne ko Bolte the” and further added, “He loved all his children and his grandchildren in that house, my house. He enjoyed his life and lived it to the fullest. He achieved things that no normal person could get and became what he wanted from the very beginning. A young boy from a small village in Punjab came to Mumbai and achieved so much.” Today, the entire country loves him, a lot of people around the world love him, and that man loves me. You can understand how proud I am. “
Hema Malini looks back on her film career
Hema Malini’s career dates back to the 1960s when she appeared in regional films. However, slowly but surely, she started landing more mainstream films and slowly became one of the household names in Bollywood. The actress’ career spanned six decades and she did a lot of work. In the interview, the actress talks about her past as an actress and everything about her.She shared, “The 1970s and 1980s were the best times of my life; I did the most films then and directors used me so well. Those memories will always stay with me. But life goes on, you settle down and family comes.” Reminiscing about her days as an artist, the actress also revealed that she gradually turned to politics after shooting for ‘Baghban’ in 2003.Hema Malini is all set to celebrate her diamond jubilee on July 10 with a concert in memory of her late husband Dharmendra. She revealed that there were plans to publish a book about her to celebrate the occasion and Dharmendra was one of the very few people who knew about it.