Dharmendra is the senior actor of B-town who has watched the highs and lows of the industry. In his impressive filmography, he has worked with several acclaimed stars, including Salman Khan. In an old interview, the senior actor spoke highly of the Maine Pyar Kiya actor. He stated that Khan is the most genuine and emotional person. Read on!

While promoting his 2018 movie Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se, back in the day, Dharmendra attended a media event with his sons, actors Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. It was during this interaction that the Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani star mentioned that Salman is a very good human being.

Dharmendra noted that he loves him dearly and mentioned that Salman Khan is a wonderful person. The Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya actor further added, “He is genuine.” The senior also recalled the time when he was shooting with the Tiger 3 actor. He shared that they were filming at a lake, and the camera fell inside the lake. Khan was quick to jump into the waterbody and went in deep to retrieve the equipment.

This is when Dharmendra thought that the Race 3 actor is daring. Dharmendra had already seen him dance and act. The senior star further stated that he is also an emotional man. “If you’re not a good person, you’re nothing,” the Apne actor exclaimed.

Salman Khan and Dharmendra shared the screen in the 1998 film Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya. In the romantic comedy film helmed by Sohail Khan, Khan played the lead hero, Suraj Khanna, while the former was seen as Ajay Singh Thakur. It also starred Kajol, Arbaaz Khan, Anjala Zaveri, and others.

Then, in 218, the bhaijaan of B-town made a special appearance in the song Rafta Rafta Medley from the film Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se. Meanwhile, on the work front, Dharmendra is busy shooting Desh Ke Gaddar. He is also a part of Agastya Nanda’s Ikkis, directed by Sriram Raghavan.

As for Salman Khan, he is filming for the highly anticipated film Sikandar. Directed by AR Murugadoss and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, Sikandar will hit theatres in the EID weekend of 2025.

Shah Rukh Khan, who is gearing up for his much-awaited film, King, has become the first Indian to receive the Pardo alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno Tourism award at the Locarno Film Festival. Shah Rukh recently attended the film festival in Switzerland where his 2002 film, Devdas, was screened for the audience.

Ahead of the screening, SRK announced that he bought the rights to Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s directorial long ago and called working on the film “one of the best experiences of his life”. During the masterclass at the Locarno Film Festival, Shah Rukh Khan revealed that his production company, Red Chillies Entertainment has acquired the rights to Devdas before its screening at the event.

“It turned out to be one of the best experiences of my life. So much so that we as a production company bought the rights of this film back, and I’m very, very proud that it belongs to our company now,” SRK said.

Shah Rukh reflected on the legacy of Devdas while sharing insights about how the 2002 epic movie was released. SRK shared that when Bhansali wanted to direct the film, it felt like an “outdated” concept as 18 versions of the film already existed and there was immense pressure on the makers to bring a fresh version to the screen.

The superstar continued that India was witnessing a cultural shift towards a liberalized mindset and added that the audience wished to watch light-hearted films including college musicals back then.

The Devdas actor called it the “most expensive film” of India which went through financial issues and its producers had vanished back then.

Speaking about his experience while filming Devdas, SRK shared that he had a great time on the film set as he paid tribute to his mother who admired the 2002 classic. The superstar revealed that he was advised not to sign Bhansali’s film as according to them wasn’t “his zone”, however, he acted in it to fulfill an unfinished dream and for his mother.

Apart from Shah Rukh, Devdas also starred Aishwarya Rai, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff, and many more. The film was based on the 1917 novel of the same name by famous author Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.