The quintessential ‘Dream Girl’ of Hindi cinema, Hema Malini, has revealed in a new book that her father was strongly against her marriage with Dharmendra and when she tied the knot with the actor after his death, her mother was deeply hurt.
The actress-MP, who has fiercely guarded her private life from media glare, shares many intimate details of her life with journalist and film critic Bhawana Somaaya in Hema Malini – An Authorized Biography.
This is perhaps the first time Hema candidly talks about her relationship with her parents, co-stars with whom she was linked with and her husband Dharmendra.
Hema says in the book that her father V.S.R. Chakravarti opposed the alliance with Dharmendra because he was convinced it would only bring doom. She married the actor after her father’s death – a decision her mother, Jaya, didn’t take kindly to.
“As far as I know, I have never intentionally hurt my mother. Except in my choice of marriage partner, perhaps. That was a tough decision for the entire family to accept. I guess the decision was inevitable,” said Hema.
Hema Malini – An Authorized Biography has been published by Roli Books (P) LTD and is priced at Rs 495. It is already in the market but the publishers are planning to formally launch it March 20.
