Hema
Malini,
the
evergreen
dream
girl
of
Bollywood
is
turning
67
years
old
today!
Can
you
believe
that
she
is
that
old?
Excelling
in
many
fields,
Hema
has
surely
made
a
name
for
herself
in
our
country.
Coming
from
a
Tamil
speaking
Iyenger
family,
Hema
Malini
was
the
fourth
actress
from
South
India
who
could
manage
to
find
stardom
in
Bollywood,
post
Vyjayanthimala,
Padmini
and
Waheeda
Rehman.
When
the
actress
made
her
first
attempt
to
star
in
films
in
1964,
she
was
rejected
by
C.V.Sridhar
on
the
account
that
she
is
too
thin.
She
was
referred
to
as
one
of
the
most
beautiful
actresses
at
the
time
and
she
ruled
the
roost
in
60's,70's
and
even
early
80's.
She
even
became
the
highest
paid
actresses
of
her
time.
Not
just
in
films,
in
personal
life
too,
Hema
Malini
was
the
most
sought
after
by
actors
like
Jeetendra,
Sanjeev
Kumar
and
Dharmendra
who
were
courting
her.
Read
to
know
more
about
her
secret
engagement
with
Jeetendra!
Hema-Sanjeev
Hema
was
being
courted
by
Sanjeev
Kumar
first!
A
shy
Sanjeev
Kumar
thought
of
seeking
his
friend's
help
to
court
him.
Hema-Jeetenda
Sanjeev
asked
Jeetendra
to
talk
to
Hema
about
his
love
but
in
the
process
Jeetendra
fell
for
Hema.
Love
Hema
and
Jeetendra
fell
in
love
with
each
other
and
even
their
respective
families
agreed
the
relationship.
Cold
Feet
The
marriage
plans
of
Jeetendra
and
Hema
soon
ended
since
Hema
developed
cold
feet
and
backed
off
last
moment.
Jeetendra-Shobha
Jeetendra's
then
girlfriend,
Shobha
too
did
not
budge
and
made
sure
Jeetendra
did
not
marry
Hema!
Soon
the
actor
tied
the
knot
with
Shobha.
Hema-Sanjeev
Sanjeev
finally
found
the
courage
to
express
his
love
and
proposed
to
Hema
who
ended
up
rejecting
him.
Depressed
Sanjeev
A
dejected
Sanjeev
Kumar
took
to
alcohol
and
later
ended
up
losing
his
life
as
well
by
a
heart
attack.
Hema-Dharmendra
It
was
after
these
two
men
that
Hema
fell
for
Dharmendra.
But
it
wasn't
easy
for
them,
since
there
was
opposition
from
both
their
families.
Girish
Karnad
Hema
Malini's
mother,
Jaya
had
actor
Girish
Karnad
in
mind
for
Hema
but
the
actress
was
not
ready
to
leave
Dharmendra
so
the
match
never
took
place.
Dharmendra-Hema
Finally,
the
two
converted
to
Islam
to
marry
as
Dharmendra's
wife
was
not
ready
to
divorce
him.