Dharmendra, an Indian actor, was born in Nasrali, Punjab, British India, in 1935.
Dharam Singh Deol (born December 8, 1935), better known by his stage name Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician best known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is also renowned in India as the "He-Man" of movies. He is one of the few actors in the world who has starred in over 100 hit films. For his contributions to Hindi film, he earned the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. He was a member of India's 15th Lok Sabha, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party's Bikaner seat in Rajasthan (BJP). The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, in 2012.
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