Not Dharmendra, Jitendra or Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini’s mother wanted THIS actor to marry her daughter, did one film together, his name is…
GH News April 02, 2025 06:06 PM

Love stories abound in the B-town. Unrequited lovers mushy couples dramatic wedding crashers friends turned lovers- all the romantics dramas you have ever seen somewhere someone has been there and done that. Veteran actress Hema Malini was and is regarded the Dream Girl. Her innocence in beauty melted hearts away. She herself had been in relationships that were much talked about in the industry but one culminated into marriage after undergoing test of times society and families too.
Hema Malini and Dharmendras love story is common knowledge but he was not her familys first choice for their daughter. Not just the Sholay actor but Jeetendra almost got married to her and she even had a serious relationship with Sanjeev Kumar. The list of her suitors goes long. However one report suggests that Hema Malinis mother wanted some other actor to be her son-in-law.
The Seeta Aur Geeta actress was born into a Tamil Iyenger Brahmin family t0 Jaya Chakraborty. She is a trained classical dancer who made her movie debut in 1963 with the Tamil film Idhu Sathiyam. Malini first acted in a lead role in Sapno Ka Saudagar (1968). She further went on to work in several films and has worked with elite celebrities of the time.
Hema Malinis Tryst With Love
Hema Malini and Sanjeev Kumas relationship was quite talked about back in the day. They were so much in love that they arranged their parents to meet for marriage and settle down. However due to difference of opinions and Kumars family demand of Malini quitting her career acted like the deal breaker.
Later Hema Malini and Dharmendra started spending lot of time together on film sets and their admiration for each other grew stronger. However Dharmendra was already married to Prakash Kaur and this became a major challenge in their relation. Malinis parents were against the idea of their daughters being committed to man who is already married and had kids.
According to Mayapuri 250th issue Malinis mother wanted another actor film director Kannada writer and playwright Girish Karnad as her son-in-law. She liked both Girishs behaviour and demeanors. Reportedly Jaya went on to produce a film titles Ratnadeep in order to formulaically make them spend time and hopefully fall in love . However that did not happen and lastly Hema Malini and Dharmendra tied the knot and became parents to two daughters.!