Hema
Malini
On
Dharmendra's
Kiss:
At
a
book
launch
event
in
New
Delhi
for
her
brother
RK
Chakravarty's
autobiography,
'Galloping
Decades,'
Hema
Malini
spoke
candidly
about
Dharmendra's
role
in
Karan
Johar's
romantic-comedy
drama.
In
the
film,
Dharmendra's
character
gets
reunited
with
his
long
lost
lover
Shabana
Azmi
by
their
grandchildren,
portrayed
by
Alia
Bhatt
and
Ranveer
Singh.
The
film
shows
Dharmendra
and
Shabana
Azmi
sharing
an
intimate
kiss,
which
became
the
highlight
of
the
Karan
Johar
directorial.
HEMA
MALINI
REACTS
TO
DHARMENDRA'S
ONSCREEN
KISS
WITH
SHABANA
AZMI
Now,
Dharmendra's
wife
Hema
Malini
has
reacted
to
the
much-talked-about
kiss
scene
during
the
book
launch
event.
She
told
Zoom,
"I
am
sure
people
have
loved
the
film.
I
am
so
happy
for
Dharam
ji,
because
he
loves
to
be
in
front
of
the
camera
all
the
time.
He
loves
it."
She
also
added,
"Ghar
mein
bhi
baithke,
woh
apni
purani
videos
dekhenge
aur
poochenge
'Mai
kaisa
lag
raha
hoon?
(He
keeps
checking
his
old
videos'
at
home
and
asks
about
them)."
WHAT
DHARMENDRA
SAID
ABOUT
THE
KISS
Dharmendra
himself
addressed
the
kiss
scene
during
the
film's
success
meet
in
and
said,
"Yaar,
yeh
toh
mere
daaye
haath
ka
kaam
hai
(It's
no
big
deal
for
me)."
"Baaye
haath
se
karwana
hai,
woh
bhi
karwa
lo
(I
can
do
it
effortlessly)," he
added.
Karan
Johar,
the
director
of
Rocky
Aur
Rani
Kii
Prem
Kahaani,
had
previously
praised
both
Dharmendra
and
Shabana
Azmi
for
their
professionalism
and
chemistry
on
screen.
In
an
interview
with
Film
Companion,
he
shared,
"There
was
no
debate,
no
question
(about
the
kiss
scene).
Dharam
ji
was
like,
'haan
theek
hai
karna
hai,
fine'.
It
was
glorious
to
see
them."
SHABANA
AZMI'S
REACTION
TO
KISS
Shabana
Azmi,
who
shared
the
on-screen
kiss
with
Dharmendra,
also
talked
about
her
comfort
and
the
audience's
reaction
to
the
scene.
In
an
interview
with
Zoom,
she
said,
"It
is
true
that
I
haven't
kissed
much
on
screen
before.
But
who
wouldn't
want
to
kiss
a
man
as
handsome
as
Dharmendra?"
Meanwhile,
Rocky
Aur
Rani
Ki
Prem
Kahani
hit
the
theatres
on
July
28
and
has
minted
over
70
crores
within
a
week
of
its
release.
The
film
stars
Alia
Bhatt
and
Ranveer
Singh
in
the
lead
and
also
stars
veteran
actors,
Dharmendra,
Shabana
Azmi,
and
Jaya
Bachchan
in
pivotal
roles.