Aamir Khan on Dharmendra: Aamir Khan, who is called Mr. Perfectionist of Bollywood, recently shared many interesting stories related to his career and film industry in the 18th season of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'. During this, he also remembered his first meeting with veteran Hindi cinema actor Dharmendra. Aamir told that his first meeting with Dharmendra was when he used to work as an assistant director in the office of filmmaker Nasir Hussain before becoming an actor.
Referring to Dharmendra's nature and his strong personality, Aamir narrated a very interesting anecdote. He told that when he shook hands with Dharmendra for the first time, he was surprised for a few moments after seeing the size and roughness of his hand. Aamir jokingly compared Dharmendra's hand to a 'shovel'. He narrated this story with Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta during the promotion of 'Bantwara 1947'. During the conversation, Aamir told how his first meeting with Dharmendra is still fresh in his mind.
Aamir used to work in Nasir Hussain's office
Before becoming an actor, Aamir Khan had worked with filmmaker Nasir Hussain. Nasir Hussain was also very close to Aamir's family. Aamir worked as an assistant director in his office in his early days. According to Aamir, Nasir Hussain's office was right in front of Mumbai's famous Mehboob Studio. At that time Dharmendra was also among the people close to Nasir Hussain. Both of them had worked together in the film 'Yaadon Ki Baaraat' and had a good relationship. Since Nasir Hussain's office was in front of Mehboob Studio, many actors from the film industry often used to come there to meet him. For this reason, Aamir got a chance to closely see and meet many big stars of that period.
Dharmendra had suddenly reached office
Aamir told that one day Dharmendra suddenly reached Nasir Hussain's office. At that time Aamir was working there as an assistant director. According to Aamir, as soon as Dharmendra came to the office, he immediately stood up in respect. After this Nasir Hussain introduced Aamir to Dharmendra. Nasir Hussain allegedly told Dharmendra that this was his nephew Aamir. After this Aamir shook hands with Dharmendra. This was the moment which Aamir still remembers.
'Dharam ji's hand was like a shovel'
Recalling this meeting, Aamir Khan jokingly said that Dharmendra's hand was so big and strong that he felt a little nervous while shaking hands for the first time. Aamir told that Dharmendra's hand felt like a 'shovel' to him. He also said that the hand was quite rough and he was scared for a moment after seeing its size. Aamir jokingly said that the thought immediately came to his mind that how can a person's hand be so big. While narrating this anecdote, Aamir also pointed towards Dharmendra's physical strength and his strong personality. Dharmendra has been called 'He-Man' in Bollywood because of his strong body and action hero image.
Sunny and Bobby came to mind as soon as they shook hands
Aamir also mentioned Dharmendra's sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol in this story. He jokingly said that after seeing Dharmendra's hand, he immediately thought of Sunny and Bobby. Actually, Sunny Deol is also known for his powerful voice, strong physique and action films. Bobby Deol has also created a special identity among the audience with his action and intense roles in different phases of his career. Hearing Aamir's words, the people present there also laughed.
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