Jun 2, 2024, 06:06 AM IST

6 films Dharmendra lost to other stars

Simran Singh

The He-Man of Bollywood has appeared in 306 films

Here's are the titles that Dharmendra reportedly rejected

Dharmendra auditioned for Sadhna-starrer, but he reportedly got rejected

Love in Shimla (1960)

As per reports, Dharmendra didn't want to play the elder brother of Sunil Dutt and Shashi Kapoor. Thus he rejected the film, and Raaj Kumar replaced him

Waqt (1965)

Reportedly, Dharmendra loved the script of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's film, but due to his prior commitments, he rejected the film, and Amitabh Bachchan got the role

Anand (1971)

Before Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra was also approached for the film, but he rejected the film

Zanjeer (1973)

Here's another blockbuster that was offered to Dharmendra, but he rejected the film and was replaced by Amitabh Bachchan

Don (1977)

As per the media reports, Anurag narrated a script to Dharmendra with Sunny Deol. However, after hearing it Sunny said that his father won't do it, because 'Deols don't die'

Anurag Kashyap's film

On the work front, he was last seen in Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon's Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya