Dharmendra was rejected for Love In Simla opposite Sadhana: 'I was called for a screen test to be her first hero'
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Dharmendra was rejected for Love In Simla opposite Sadhana: 'I was called for a screen test to be her first hero'

Hindustan Times  

Actor Dharmendra on Thursday took a trip down memory lane as he remembered late actor Sadhana on her 80th birth anniversary. Taking to Instagram, Dharmendra recalled giving a screen test for Love In Simla, to be paired opposite Sadhana as her 'first hero'. He channelled his Sholay character Veeru and wrote, "Gaaoon waalo " and continued, "Kapil ke show mein Chala gaya tha peet mein bal pad gaye …." Dharmendra and Sadhana featured together in only one film, Ishq Par Zor Nahin, throughout their careers. As per Indian Express, Shatrughan had said, "Jitna kaam kiya, kitna naam kiya, kitna handsome, jitna chah logon mein rahi, apart from all that, usne ek kaam zabardast kiya — ishq kiya.

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