Dharmendra
Born: 1935-12-08 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Died: 2025-11-24
Known For: Acting
Biography
Dharmendra Singh Deol known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Legendary Hindi film star who has appeared in more than 200 Hindi-language films. In 1997 he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema. He is regarded as the Undisputed "Action King" of Hindi cinema having starred in numerous action blockbusters and is greatly considered a Living legend. He is father of notable actors Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and Esha Deol. He was the Main lead of the all-time Blockbuster film, Sholay and also went on to star in numerous successful Bollywood films cutting across four remarkable decades. Dharmendra has thus established himself as one of the most prominent figures of the Hindi film industry
Filmography
2026
- Ikkis as Brig. Madan Lal Khetarpal
2024
- Laughter Chefs Unlimited Entertainment as Self
- Showtime as Self
- Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya as Jai Singh Agnihotri
- Desh Ke Gaddar
2023
- Taj: Divided by Blood as Shaikh Salim Chisti
- Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani as Kanwal Lund
2022
2018
- Kanpur Waale Khuranas as Himself
- Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se as Jaywant Parmar
2017
- The Drama Company as Self
- Jora 10 Numbaria as Jagga Baba
2016
- The Kapil Sharma Show as Self
- Comedy Nights Live as Himself
2015
2014
- Double Di Trouble as Ajit and Manjit
2013
- Comedy Nights with Kapil as Self
- Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 as Dharam Singh Dhillon / Dharam Oberoi / Yamla Baba
2011
- Yamla Pagla Deewana as Dharam Singh Dhillon
- Tell Me O Kkhuda as Anthony Costello / Tony
2009
- India's Got Talent as Self - Judge
2007
- Om Shanti Om as Self
- Life in a Metro as Amol
- Johnny Gaddaar as Sheshadri
- Apne as Baldev Singh Choudhary
2005
- Socha Na Tha ... (Producer)
2004
- Indian Idol as Self
- Hum Kaun Hai as Virendra 'Viru' (Guest Appearance)
- Kis Kis Ki Kismat as Hasmukh Mehta
2001
- Shirdi Sai Baba
- Indian ... (Producer)
- Jagira
- Fauladi No.1
- Bhookha Sher
- Ek Aur Jung
- Daku Bhairav Singh
2000
1999
1998
- Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya as Thakur Ajay Singh (Chacha)
- Zulm-O-Sitam
1997
- Gundagardi
- Dharma Karma as Dharma
- Loha as Shankar
- Agnee Morcha
- Jeeo Shaan Se
1996
- Mafia
- Aatank as Jesu
- Smuggler
- Himmatvar
- Return of Jewel Thief as Police Commissioner Surya Dev Singh
1995
- Fauji
- Maidan-E-Jung as Shankar
- Hum Sab Chor Hain as Vijay Kumar
- Aazmayish
- Taaqat as Shaki Singh
- Veer
- Policewala Gunda
- Paappi Devataa as Rahim Khan
1994
1992
- Aap Ki Adalat as Himself
- Zulm Ki Hukumat as Pitamber Koli
- Kal Ki Awaz as Police Commissioner Ali Haider Jaffri
- Khule-Aam as Shiva
- Waqt Ka Badshah
- Humlaa as Bhawani
- Virodhi
- Tahalka as Ex-Major Dharam Singh
1991
- Dushman Devta
- Trinetra as Raja
- Kaun Kare Kurbanie as Police Inspector Arjun Singh
- Paap Ki Aandhi
- Mast Kalandar
- Farishtay as Veeru
- Kohraam
1990
- Ghayal ... (Producer)
- Naaka Bandi
- Kanoon Ki Zanjeer
- Sherdil as Prakash R. Saxena / Prof. Avinash Saxena / Shera
- Hum Se Na Takrana as Amar
- Pyar Ka Karz as Shekhar "Shaka"
1989
- Batwara
- Nafrat Ki Aandhi as Sonu
- Sachai Ki Taqat as Havaldar Ram Singh
- Shehzaade as Subedhar Zorawar Singh / Inspector Shankar Shrivastav
- Ilaaka as Inspector Dharam Verma
- Sikka
- Vardi as Havaldar Bhagwan Singh
- Kasam Suhag Ki as Thakur Sultan K. Singh
- Hathyar as Khushal Khan
- Aakhri Ghulam as Narrator
- Elaan-E-Jung
- Akhri Muqabla
1988
- Soorma Bhopali as Mahendra Singh/Himself
- Khatron Ke Khiladi as Balwant / Karamvir / Teesri Adalat
- Sone Pe Suhaaga as CBI Officer Ashwini Kumar / Vikram Dada
- Mahaveera
- Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga as Shankar Saxena
- Zalzala
- Ganga Tere Desh Mein as Vijay Nath
- Mardon Wali Baat
1987
- Watan Ke Rakhwale as Mahavir
- Superman
- Insaniyat Ke Dushman as Insp. Shekhar Kapoor
- Loha as Senior Police Inspector Amar
- Mera Karam Mera Dharam as Ajay Shankar Sharma
- Jaan Hatheli Pe as Soni Kapoor
- Aag Hi Aag as Bahadur Singh/Sher Singh
- Insaaf Kaun Karega as Virendra 'Veeru'
- Hukumat as Arjun Singh
- Mard Ki Zabaan
- Insaf Ki Pukar as Vijay
- Dadagiri
1986
- Sultanat as General Khalid
- Main Balwaan as Inspector Chowdhury
- Saveray Wali Gaadi as Sher Singh
- Mohabbat Ki Kasam as Shop-owner ( Special Appearance)
1985
- Ghulami as Ranjit Singh Choudhary
- Lava as Narrator
- Sitamgar as Sonu / Shankar
- Karishma Kudrat Kaa as Vijay/Karan
1984
- Jhutha Sach as Vijay
- Raaj Tilak as Zorawar Singh
- Jagir as Shankar
- Dharm Aur Qanoon
- Sunny as Inderjeet
- Baazi as Police Inspector Ajay Sharma
- Jeene Nahi Doonga as Roshan / Raka
1983
- Andhaa Kaanoon as Truck Driver
- Naukar Biwi Ka as Deepak Kumar
- Razia Sultan as Jamal-ud-Din Yakut
- Qayamat
- Jaani Dost
1982
- Badle Ki Aag as Sher Singh 'Shera'
- Ghazab as Ajay Singh 'Munna' / Vijay Singh
- Main Inteqam Loonga
- Teesri Aankh as Ashok Nath
- Samraat as Ram
- Do Dishayen as Ajitesh
- Baghavat as Rajkumar Amar Singh
- Rajput as Manu
- Meharbaani
1981
- Naseeb as Self
- Professor Pyarelal as Ram Shinde / Professor Pyarelal / Ronnie
- Katilon Ke Kaatil as Ajit / Badshah
- Aas Paas as Arun Choudhury
- Putt Jattan De as Chaudhary Dharam Singh
- Krodhi as Vikramjit Singh / Acharya Shradhanand
- Khuda Kasam
1980
- The Burning Train as Ashok
- Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves as Ali Baba
- Ram Balram as Ram / Bholuram
- Chunaoti
- Insaaf Ka Tarazu as Soldier
1979
- Dil Kaa Heera as Customs Officer Rajat Sharma
- Kartavya as Vijay
- Cinema Cinema as Self
1978
- Shalimar as S.S. Kumar
- Azaad as Ashok / Azaad
- Phandebaaz as Rajkumar Kakkar/Rana Shantidas
- Dillagi as Swarn Kamal
1977
- Chala Murari Hero Banne as Self
- Dharam Veer as Dharam Singh
- Charandas as Nazaqat Ali Qawaal
- Khel Khilari Ka as Ajit
- Dream Girl as Anupam Verma
- Aaina as Himself
- Do Chehere as Kanwar Pran ( / C.I.D. S.P. Shukla ) Special Appearance.
- Kinara as Chandan Arya
- Swami as Nautaki Dancer
- Chacha Bhatija as Shankar
- Tinku as Virendra Shah
1976
- Chhoti Si Baat as Self (in song "Janeman Janeman")
- Barood as Anup's Landlord
- Charas as Suraj Kumar
- Maa as Vijay
1975
- Sholay as Veeru
- Chupke Chupke as Dr. Parimal Tripathi / Pyare Mohan
- Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty
- Chaitali
- Pratiggya as Inspector Davinder Singh/Ajit D. Singh/Thandedaar Inderjit Singh
- Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka as Vishal
- Kahtey Hain Mujhko Raja
- Saazish as Jaideep
- Apne Dushman as Brijesh
1974
- Dost as Maanav
- International Crook as Shekar
- Patthar Aur Payal as Chhote Thakur Ranjeet Singh
- Kunwara Baap as Himself
- Do Sher as Special Appearance
- Pocket Maar as Shankar
- Resham Ki Dori
1973
- Yaadon Ki Baaraat as Shankar
- Loafer as Ranjit
- Jheel Ke Us Paar as Sameer rai
- Black Mail as Kailash Gupta
- Jugnu as Ashok 'Jugnu' Roy
- Phagun as Gopal 'Gopu'
- Keemat as Agent 116/Gopal
- Jwar Bhata as Balraj 'Biloo' Das Prasad
- Kahani Kismat Ki as Ajit Sharma
1972
- Seeta and Geeta as Raka
- Lalkar as Wing Commander Rajan Kapoor
- Jaban as Guest Appearance
- Piya Ka Ghar as Self
- Raja Jani as Rajkumar 'Raja' Singh
- Do Chor
- Samadhi as Lakhan Singh/Lakshman/Ajay/Jaswan
- Anokha Milan
1971
- Guddi as Dharmendra
- Mera Gaon Mera Desh as Ajit
- Badnam Farishte
- Where the River Padma Flows
- Rakhwala as Deepak Kumar
- Naya Zamana
1970
- Mera Naam Joker as Mahender Kumar
- Ishq Par Zor Nahin
- Sharafat as Rajesh
- Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan? as Anand
- Jeevan Mrityu as Ashok Tandon
- Tum Haseen Main Jawan as Sunil
- Man Ki Aankhen
1969
- Aadmi Aur Insaan as Manish Mehra
- Khamoshi as Mr. Dev (Patient #24) (Guest Appearance)
- Pyar Hi Pyar as Vijay Pratap
- Satyakam as Satyapriya 'Sath' Acharya
- Yakeen as Rajesh
- Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke as Jaishankar
- Soldier as Thakur Daler Singh
- The Gold Medal
1968
- Baazi as DSP Ajay
- Shikar as Ajay Singh
- Ankhen as Sunil
- Izzat
- Mere Hamdam Mere Dost as Sunil
- Baharon Ki Manzil as Dr. Rajesh Khanna
1967
- Dulhan Ek Raat Ki as Ashok
- Majhli Didi as Bipinchandra 'Bipin'
- Jab Yaad Kisi Ki Aati Hai
- Chandan Ka Palna as Ajit
- Ghar Ka Chirag as Special Appearance
1966
- Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi as Jitendra 'Jiten' Gupta
- Phool Aur Patthar as Shakti Singh / Shaaka
- Devar as Shankar J. Rai / Bhola
- Love is life
- Mamta as Barrister Indraneel
- Anupama as Ashok
- Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya as Ashok
- Aaye Din Bahar Ke as Ravi
- Paari
1965
- Kaajal as Rajesh
- Chand Aur Suraj as Surajprakash A. Malik / Suraj
- Aakash Deep
- Purnima as Prakash
- Neela Akash as Aakash
1964
- Haqeeqat as Captain Bahadur Singh
- Aap Ki Parchhaiyan as Chandramohan (Channi) Chopra
- Ayee Milan Ki Bela as Ranjit
- Main Bhi Ladki Hoon as Ram
- Mera Qasoor Kya Hai
- Pooja Ke Phool
- Ganga Ki Lahren as Ashok
1962
- Anpadh
- Soorat Aur Seerat
- Shaadi as Ramesh
1961
1960
- Shola Aur Shabnam as Ravi (Bunnu)
- Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere as Ashok