Dharmendra apologised to Javed Akhtar after scolding him on film set, left him ’embarrassed’: ‘There was no need for him to…’ | Bollywood News
Veteran writer Javed Akhtar, who worked with late actor Dharmendra in films like Sholay, Seeta Aur Geeta among many others, recently recalled one of his earliest memories with the actor and shared that he was an “unusual person and an unusual actor.” He recalled an incident from the 1969 film Yakeen where Dharmendra was the lead actor, and Javed was an assistant director, and shared that at one point, Dharmendra actually apologised to him even though there was “no need for him” to do so. Dharmendra passed away on Monday at the age of 89 in Mumbai. In a chat with NDTV, Javed shared that he was 20-year-old at the time and was working as an assistant director. Dharmendra was already an established star in the movies at this time, and Javed was working on a salary of Rs 175 per month. One of his jobs was to hand out the sheets of the scene to the actor, and during one such task, Javed made an error. He shared, “He asked me for the scene, …
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