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Jeetendra wanted to marry Hema.

Hema Malini and Dharmendra are one of the star couples of Bollywood. People are still crazy about Hema Malini's acting. Hema's real name was Hema Malini Chakraborty. After coming into the film industry, she removed the Chakraborty surname from her name. In the 80s, Hema's name was linked with many actors. However, her heart beat for Dharmendra. But he was married, this fact was not liked by Hema's family. Hema Malini and Jitendra were shooting for C.V. Rajendra's film Dulhan in Bangalore at that time. During this time, they used to spend a lot of time with each other. Everyone on the set came to know how Jitendra had fallen madly in love with Hema. His intentions were also very good. Jitendra wanted to marry Hema.

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Jitendra called his parent.

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Jitendra called his parents.

People close to Hema also wanted the same. Jitendra was very handsome. He was also intelligent and thoughtful. According to reports, Hema did not say anything openly but her inclination was clearly visible. As soon as the shooting was over, Jitendra did not waste any time and called his parents to Madras and asked Hema to do the same.

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Dharmendra did not like the friendship between Hema and Jeetendra

In such a situation, when Jitendra's heart started beating for Hema, both of them became friends. Dharmendra was not happy with their friendship. Once he even created a ruckus on the sets of their film. In such a situation, while Dharmendra and Hema's relationship was breaking on one hand, Hema and Jitendra's relationship was about to happen.

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Dharmendra arrived at Hema and Jitendra's wedding.

The news of Hema and Jitendra came in the media and after this when Dharmendra came to know about it, he reached Madras with Jitendra's girlfriend Shobha to stop the marriage. However, Hema's father angrily asked Dharmendra to leave from there. During this, the drunk actor refused to go and asked permission to talk to Hema alone. After which Hema's father got angry at the actor and said, you are married, why don't you go away from my daughter's life? She cannot marry you.

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She broke her marriage with Jeetendra after meeting Dharmendra

In such a situation, Dharmendra explained to Hema in private and told her not to make such a big mistake. When Hema came out of the room, she said that she needed some more time for marriage. Hearing this, Jitendra and his family got furious and asked Hema to decide at that time.

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Jeetendra could not tolerate this insult.

After this, Hema refused to marry. Jitendra could not tolerate this insult and he left from there with his family. After this, Hema's father also died. After her father's death, Hema Malini married Dharmendra. For a while, Hema's mother felt that by doing this she was betraying the memories of her husband, but Hema's Guru Maa assured her that the decision to marry Dharmendra was absolutely right.

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At last Hema Malini's mother agreed.

It was a very difficult time when if Hema and Dharmendra had wavered even for a moment in their love for each other, their relationship would have broken. But they stood like a rock for each other. Dharmendra always told Hema to trust him and he would make everything right.

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I got taunts from another woman.

Hema strongly opposes being called the first woman of a second marriage. She does not like this at all. Hema said that it is not that I came here to set any trend.

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was not going to set any trend

This is a matter of trivializing feelings and relationships. There were many relationships before and after us. But whatever was between us was true and that is why it worked.

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Everyone's circumstances are different.

Different people have different circumstances in life and I don't regret anything. Many parts of this story are taken from Hema Malini's 'Ek Ankahi Kahani'.