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 honoring her partner, Dharmendraand how it feels to receive Padmasambhava The President of India presented the award on his behalf.
Hema Malini talks about accepting Padmasambhava as Dharma
In an interview with HT City, the actress got emotional and recalled the feeling of walking on stage and receiving the Padma Shri in the name of her husband. She shared that she was very excited about the whole experience. Still, she’s grateful for everything.She shared, “It was an exciting and emotional moment for me. His seven decades of work being recognized. For me to be able to walk on stage and accept it was the most important moment. As I walked up to Rashtrapati ji to accept it, I could feel him behind me, asking me to step forward and say ‘go collect it.'” She also recalled the time she and her husband wished“He would say ‘I love my family,’ hamesha United rehne ko Bolte the,” she shared, further adding, “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 normal people don’t get and became who he wanted this little village to be from the beginning.” 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 local 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 along.” Recalling her days as an artist, the actress also revealed that after the filming of “Baghban” in the 2003 period.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 had been plans to publish a book about her to celebrate the occasion and Dharmendra was one of the very few people who knew about it.
