Dharmendra had a film – Aankhen. The director-producer and writer of this film, released in 1968, was Ramanand Sagar. This was a tremendous superhit spy thriller of its time. There is a title song written by Sahir Ludhianvi in this film, consider the lines of which - It is only the eyes that bring the hearts together… If you and I are unknown, then the eyes are unknown… Eyes are the declaration of every kind of emotion… Eyes are sometimes a flame, sometimes a storm… Surely, when we see Dharmendra in the films of the sixties and seventies, his eyes on the screen also express similar emotions. Just as handsome and he-man Dharmendra was known for his personality, he was also famous for his impactful eyes.
In fact Dharmendra's eyes She spoke the language of acting. Masculinity was also reflected in the way He-Man looked. Whenever he appeared on screen, he would reach into the depths of the hearts of the audience. His eyes pierced the hearts and minds like arrows. Even though Dharmendra is playing romantic roles… his eyes seem to be aiming, searching for prey, engaged in a mission to destroy the enemy. This form of eyes was seen in very few actors on the film screen.
There is another line from that song from the movie Aankhen –There is no scale bigger than the eyes… The scale is the scale in which the eyes are the scale… Among the male actors of Hindi films, Amitabh Bachchan is also well known for his voice, height and eye impact. There was a different kind of thrill in Amitabh Bachchan's eyes. When he got angry, his eyes would turn red on the screen. Fire would start spewing but Dharmendra would have a sense of pride in his eyes. He would look like a walking cheetah on the screen. Even when you watch a comedy film like Chupke Chupke and when Prof. Even when we listen to literary satirical dialogues from his mouth in the form of Parimal Tripathi, his eyes appear equally proud and flirtatious.
Dharmendra's films There are many categories of. He was never confined to any one type of image. Among the films with social themes, watch carefully Satyakam, Anupama, Bandini, Purnima… the films full of patriotism like Haqiqat and Aankhen or the detective stories like Charas, Jugnu, Shalimar etc. How much Dharmendra's presence in these films impresses. Sometimes he is seen wearing dhoti and kurta in Satyakam, while his attire of a detective in Shalimar surprises. He has become equally modern in Dream Girl or Raja Jani. Or every character in films like Dharamveer etc. has different temperaments… but the color of the eyes never changes. He seems to be staring at the person in front as if he knows every secret very well. Such acting of the spying eyes was unique.
Yes, after Sholay the mood of Dharmendra's characters changed a lot. The characters of Dharmendra which were seen in the films of Bimal Roy, Hrishikesh Mukherjee or Ramanand Sagar are no longer the same. In the eighties, Dharmendra also worked in some films with light stories. These films do not raise the graph of his career. Dharmendra's familiar eyes and his way of looking changed in the films of the eighties. In films like Kartavya, Rajput, Ghulaami, Krodhi, Bagawat, Jeene Nahi Dunga, Badle Ki Aag etc., he does a lot of action and comedy, he is also seen as a steely warrior but he is not able to show the same twinkle in his eyes as he was known for in his earlier films. In later times, his films were less appreciated as before and the reason for this was the changed expression and style of his eyes.
Consider another line from that song from the movie Aankhen- Whatever one says, it does not reveal the reality… Eyes are the identity of a person's truth and lie… As Dharmendra grew older… he started doing less films… he turned to social media. Keep sharing poetry. Many of his interviews were broadcast on TV channels. In all his videos, pay attention to his eyes while he is speaking or reciting poetry. His eyelids rarely blink while speaking. He seems to be speaking with full force. Poet Dil Dharmendra knew very well- Eyes are the indicator of a person's truth and lie.
