New Delhi . Amitabh Bachchan remembered his old friend and late actor Dharmendra in an episode of the 18th season of Kaun Banega Crorepati. During the conversation, he shared an old incident related to Dharmendra's nature and told that the actor's house was always open for people coming and going.
Referring to Dharmendra's hospitality and his easy-going behavior, Amitabh Bachchan said that anyone who visited his house felt at home. For Dharmendra, his house was not limited to just family and close people, but whoever came was welcomed.
Remembering this, Amitabh narrated an incident related to Dharmendra's house. He told that one day Dharmendra saw four-five people going up the stairs at his house. Dharmendra asked those people who they were and what they were doing there.
According to Amitabh, they replied that they had come from the village. Referring to this incident, he said that the movement of people to Dharmendra's house was so easy that sometimes even he himself was not aware of how many people had reached his house.
Amitabh linked this nature of Dharmendra to his big heart. According to him, Dharmendra was not the person to stop anyone from coming to his house. The person coming to his house felt more like a part of the family than a guest. This anecdote narrated by Amitabh brings forward this aspect of Dharmendra's personality.
The friendship between Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra has been one of the famous friendships in the Hindi film industry. Dharmendra was an actor senior to Amitabh and both worked together in many films during their long film careers. The duo got the most recognition from Sholay.
In Sholay, Amitabh Bachchan played the role of Jai and Dharmendra played the role of Veeru. The friendship shown between the two in the film became very popular among the audience. The characters of Jai and Veeru are still discussed as an example of memorable friendship in Hindi cinema.
Dharmendra died in November 2025. After his demise, family and people associated with the film industry shared many memories related to him. Due to his old relationship with Amitabh Bachchan, stories related to their friendship and working together have also been discussed among the people.
Salman Khan also had a close relationship with Dharmendra. Salman treated him like his father, while Dharmendra also treated him like a son. After Dharmendra's demise, Salman Khan had publicly expressed his feelings towards him.
Meanwhile, Dharmendra's son Sunny Deol's film Bantwara 1947 was released in theaters on August 14. At the beginning of the film, Sunny Deol paid tribute to his father Dharmendra. This film is based on the background of the India-Pakistan partition period.
This story from Dharmendra's house, narrated by Amitabh Bachchan, shows his open nature and natural affinity towards people. Through this incident shared in the memory of his friend, Amitabh remembered Dharmendra's personality due to which there was always room for people coming to his house.