Dharmendra and Hema Malinis affair has always been a hot topic of discussion in the film industry. While Dharmendra was already married when he tied the knot with the Dream Girl actress not many people know that there was an actor with whom Hema Malini was extremely close to getting married! Yes thats correct! But if you are thinking that this actor is Jeetendra then let us tell you no. Scroll down to read more about it. The actor whom we are discussing is someone who worked in more than 100 movies in the industry. Some of these films have established this actor as a leading actor in the film industry of his time. Let us give you a hint about this actor. Remember Sholays Thakur whose hands were chopped off by Gabbar? Does that ring a bell? Yes this actor is none other than Sanjeev Kumar. Sanjeev Kumar started his career with the film Hum Hindustani wherein he was given only 2 minutes of screen time. Despite such little screen time Sanjeev made a mark for himself in the industry. However his fate had something else in store for him! Though the actor made a mark he passed away at the age of 47. Sanjeev Kumar and Hema Malini worked together in the film Seeta Aur Geeta. The song Hawa Ke Saath Saath from this film became a huge hit. While shooting for the film an accident happened and both the actors got worried for each other and gradually developed feelings. Authors Hanif Javeri and Sumant Batra have mentioned this in their book that every time Hema met Sanjeevs mother she kept a dupatta on her head. However there was a rift in their relationship and they could not unite. Actually Sanjeev Kumar wanted a wife who would stay at home and help his mother with daily chores. However Hema was focused on her career and didnt want to leave acting. Due to this the distance between the two increased. After separating from Hema Sanjeev Kumar never married. Whereas Hema Malini married Dharmendra and continued her film journey.