From serious roles and comedies to romance and action, actor Dharmendra stepped into all kinds of roles in his heydays and says he see his reflection in actor Salman Khan. He feels that Salman, just like him, does everything to entertain the audiences.
“All heroes are like my kids. Hrithik Roshan has his own style, Shahrukh Khan has his own way. I see a lot of myself in Salman. He does anything — some weird dance moves and all. He is very good. He is emotional and a good dancer,” the 77-year-old said on the sets of Dance India Dance Super Moms auditions.
He summed up, saying: “Everybody is good. I can’t say who is the best.”
Dharmendra came with son and actor Bobby Deol to promote their upcoming home production Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, which also stars his elder son and actor Sunny Deol.
Dancing is not Dharmendra’s forte, and his son Sunny is not an expert either. But what makes the senior actor happy is that Sunny is finally taking a keen interest in dance.
“I feel embarrassed when somebody calls me a dancer. Bobby is the dancer, he is the best,” he said.
“I used to tell Sunny to learn dancing, but he used to say, ‘Papa when you didn’t learn how to dance, why should I?’ But if you see him now in upcoming movies, he has become good. He is now learning and I am so happy that he is really taking interest,” Dharmendra said.
Directed by Sangeeth Sivan, Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, a sequel to 2011 hit Yamla Pagla Deewana. It will hit theatres on June 7.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 11th, 2013.
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