Solo Films of Dharmendra
DHARMENDRA SIR HAS GIVEN 55 SOLO HITS. HE HAS DONE 80 ODD SOLO FILMS. HE IS THE ONLY ONE TO DO SO.
This is the list of solo hero films which feature only one protagonist as the leading character. Female oriented films even the ensemble cast films are not included like people consider a female oriented aradhana as a solo hero for rajesh khanna.
We have given the verdicts and info along with trivia for some films.
This is the list of solo hero films which feature only one protagonist as the leading character. Female oriented films even the ensemble cast films are not included like people consider a female oriented aradhana as a solo hero for rajesh khanna.
We have given the verdicts and info along with trivia for some films.
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- DirectorRamesh SaigalStarsTarla MehtaAbhi BhattacharyaM. RajanShola aur Shabnam explores the story of childhood love, loss and reunion. Ravi and Sandhya are thick friends. Sandhya belongs to an affluent family whereas Raviâ€TMs family is poor. The two get separated when Sandhyaâ€TMs father is transferred to a different city. The film then fast forwards to the future, where Ravi is now grown up and is in dire need of a job! His friend Prakash offers him a place in his factory for a good salary, which Ravi happily accepts. His life seems hunky dory thereafter until he finds out that Prakashâ€TMs fiancé is none other than Sandhya! Will Ravi and Sandhya be able to reignite their childhood love? How will Prakash react when he discovers that his fiancé is in love with his best friend, Ravi?First Super hit of Dharmendra. This film gave him stardom.
- DirectorRajnish BahlStarsDharmendraNutanK.N. SinghHit film. During the shooting of Bandini Nutan was impressed by Dharmendra. That film got delayed and she signed Dharmendra for her home production film. The film was shot quickly.
- DirectorA. BhimsinghStarsAshok KumarMala SinhaDharmendraBalraj (Dharmendra), affectionately called Raj, by his elder brother (Nana Palsikar) and sister Vija (Madhumati), is a student in college in the arts semester. As the family is not very rich, Raj decides to move from the hostel to the residence of a family. He finds one such family in Gandhinagar, which consists of Choudhury Hukumat Rai (Ashok Kumar), a lawyer by profession, his wife (Nimmi), and only daughter Shanti (Mala Sinha). Hukumat takes an instant liking to Raj, and tells him that his wife will only allow him to take up residence if he tells her that he is already married. Raj reluctantly does so, and thus acquires residence with the Rai family. Eventually Mrs. Rai takes a liking to Raj, so does Shanti. Shanti finds out Raj and her dad had lied to the family about Raj's marital status, she confronts Raj, and he readily admits that he lied. Both fall in love. Mr. and Mrs. Rai are thrilled, when they come to know that Raj and Shanti are in love, and excitedly plan their marriage. As Raj's brother is critically ill, Raj has to return to his village. After several days when Raj returns to the Rai family, he refuses to marry Shanti on the ground that he is going to marry Gauri (Sandhya Roy). The Rai family is devastated. And then they find out that then Raj has been arrested for killing someone.Hit film
- DirectorMohan KumarStarsDharmendraSupriya ChoudhuryVijayalaxmiA family drama with a special focus on two generations of the Chopra family. Dinanath Chopra lives in a small tenement with his wife, and two sons Baldev, and Chandramohan. Dinanath re-finances his house in order to get Baldev to study further and be a doctor, and also gets him married with Rekha who comes from a very wealthy family. Chandramohan studies in college, and has a sweetheart in the form of the gorgeous Asha. Asha lives with her mom, and dad, a sort of quack. Differences in the Baldev emerge and multiply. Baldev and Rekha move to their palatial house. The birth of a baby boy to Rekha does lighten things up a bit, but not for long. Dinanath loses his eyesight in an accident and becomes blind. Chandramohan goes out of town to look for employment, leaving his sick mother and blind father at the mercy of an uncaring daughter-in-law, and eventually the older couple are forced to leave Baldev's house. Chandramohan returns and is unable to locate them. What will be the fate of his parents in an unfriendly, cold, and heartless city?Hit film. 1969 super hit Do Raaste is loosely based on this film.
- DirectorR. KrishnanS. PanjuStarsDharmendraNanda KarnatakiOm PrakashThe Story revolves around the life of Nirmala living with her Family who fells in love with Vijay, and agrees to marry him. Things get complicated when a misunderstanding created by a stranger causes a rift in their relationship and Vijay's parents arrange his marriage with Shashi, leading to consequences.Flop
- DirectorNarendra SuriStarsDharmendraMeena KumariMehmoodOrphaned Purnima lives a poor lifestyle with her maternal uncle and cruel aunt. She is in love with Prakash and both plan to marry soon. when she goes to meet Prakash at his place of employment to seek a donation, she meets with Vasant, the son of the owner of Ratan Lal & Co., who takes an instant liking to her. Vasant convinces his mom, Sharda, to approach Purnima's aunt and convince her that he is the most suitable groom for her - by hook or by crook. Sharda succeeds in doing so, and shortly thereafter Purnima and Vasant get married. Purnima convinces Prakash to marry Vandana Mehra who is in love with him, and he does so. Shortly thereafter both Purnima and Vandana get pregnant and give birth to sons, Anil and Sunil respectively. Following a violent altercation, Vandana and Vasant are killed in a car accident, Ratan is forced to pay off Vasant creditors and as a result loses everything and moves into a small hut. He convinces Purnima to re-marry Prakash, but leave Anil with them, and she does so. Five years later, Sharda passes away, and Ratan asks Purnima to take Anil with her. Both Anil and Sunil get along well, however, one day Prakash sees Anil stealing money from his coat, and it is then he asks Purnima to make a choice between Anil and him. The question remains who will Purnima choose?Hit film
- DirectorRajendra BhatiaStarsDharmendraMala SinhaMehmoodNeela and Akash fall in love with each other after a comedy of errors. They manage to stay together in spite of all the obstacles.Hit film
- DirectorPhani MajumdarStarsDharmendraMehmoodNanda KarnatakiShankar, who saw his poor father die a disappointed death, works very hard and goes on to become a mill owner. His brother Madhu, however, prefers to run their father's old tea stall.Hit film
- DirectorO.P. RalhanStarsMeena KumariDharmendraShashikala JawalkarA criminal young man decides to reform himself for a left away widowed woman. But their relationship faces challenges.Biggest Blockbuster of the year. Dharmendra became a megastar with this film.
- DirectorMohan SegalStarsDharmendraSharmila TagoreShashikala JawalkarA wealthy male starts to self-destruct after he finds that his childhood sweetheart is now his sister-in-law.Hit film
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsDharmendraSharmila TagoreShashikala JawalkarMohan Sharma (Tarun Bose) is a workaholic whose life changes dramatically after his wife dies giving birth to their daughter Uma (Sharmila Tagore). He despises the daughter by day, and adores her when drunk at night. Uma's life gets better as she comes of age and has a relationship with a sensitive poet, Ashok (Dharmendra), who slowly brings her out of her shell.Hit film. First film of Dharmendra and Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
- DirectorRaghunath JhalaniStarsAsha ParekhDharmendraBalraj SahniRavi is an eligible bachelor, who lives with his mother. The whereabouts of his dad are unknown. He meets with beautiful Kanchan and both fall in love. But they face major hurdles, as Ravi soon finds out that he is the child of an unmarried lady and hence the marriage is called off.Super Hit film. First film of Dharmendra and Asha Parekh.
- DirectorJagdish NirulaStarsDharmendraRajshreeMehmoodTo inherit her deceased father's estate, a woman weds a convicted killer.Flop film
- DirectorC.L. RawalStarsNutanDharmendraRehman KhanA man faces a problem when his very own brother decides to marry the woman he loves.Flop Film
- DirectorShaheed LatifStarsMala SinhaDharmendraTanuja SamarthJitendra Gupta lives a poor lifestyle in Calcutta, India, along with his elder and widowed sister, and a niece named Sushma. He works in the editorial department of a leading newspaper. He unauthorizedly exposes unscrupulous persons that are related to the newspaper's board of directors, leading to him being reprimanded by the Managing Director, Amita Sinha, and being forced to resign. Amita does have a change of heart, when she finds out that he had printed the truth, not only reinstates him but promotes him as the Chief Editor, and falls in love with him. Amita lives a wealthy lifestyle with her sister, Sunita, and is all set to tell her the good news that she finds out that Sunita has fallen in love with him also. Amita decides to give up on Jitendra in her sisters' interest. Shortly thereafter she receives a marriage proposal from wealthy Vikram Varma, the brother of a Director of the newspaper, for Sunita's hand. Will Amita seek this opportunity to wed Sunita with Vikram - and have Jitendra for herself?Flop film
- DirectorNaresh SaigalStarsMala SinhaDharmendraAnoop KumarA train driver falls in love with a village girl who is also yearned for by a local land owner. With a sub-plot, where the train drivers best friend keeps a painting of the girl in his wardrobeHit film
- DirectorAtma RamStarsAsha ParekhDharmendraSanjeev KumarManager Ajay Singh find out that a man by the name of Naresh is murdered and inform police inspector Rai, but all evidences are tampered with at the crime scene and as a result the murderer became difficult to trace. From here on Ajay's life takes a new turn in trying to find the culprit who have murdered Naresh, in the process he meets a young woman, Kiran who have some crucial evidences that might lead Ajay to the culprit who have murdered alcoholic and womanizer Naresh.Super Hit Film
- DirectorAmar KumarStarsDharmendraSharmila TagoreRehman KhanSunil lives with his mom and sister in a middle-class dwelling in Delhi, India. He works for Chopra and Co., Chartered Accountants. He comes across a beautiful woman posing for a painting, thinks she is poor and needy, and gives her a tip. The woman's name is Anita, and both are attracted to each other. Sunil and Anita intend to marry, and Sunil even introduces Anita to his mom. One day when attending a party, Sunil is shocked to learn that Anita is a multi-millionaire. Stunned at this deception, he swears he will have nothing to do with her. When Anita attempts to smooth things over, Sunil does cool down. It is then he finds out that Anita's dad, who is serving time, had killed his father, and that Anita's mother is still alive, after making her living as a prostitute.Hit film.
- DirectorRamanand SagarStarsMala SinhaDharmendraKumkumShortly after independence India faces terrorists attacks in Assam, resulting in many deaths and casualties. A group of concerned citizens then decide to do something to stop this carnage.Highest grosser of the year. Blockbuster film
- DirectorT. Prakash RaoStarsDharmendraShabnamTanuja SamarthAfter completing college, dark-skinned Adivasi Shekhar returns home to find that his mother Savli has passed away. Distraught, he is consoled by Father Abraham, who also tells him that his mother had an affair with wealthy Ramgarh-based Thakur Pratap Singh, who refused to marry her even after she became pregnant. Shekhar decides to avenge his humiliation and sets forth to expose Pratap. Upon arrival in Ramgarh, he finds that he has a fair-skinned look-alike half-brother, Dilip, as well as a sister, Neelu. Dilip meets him, hires him as a office staffer, and asks him to impersonate him in order to meet Deepa, the only daughter of wealthy Vinodbabu, and Shekhar agrees. Shekhar meets Deepa and they are attracted to each other. Shekhar decides to tell her the truth about himself and returns to Ramgarh. Once there, he finds history repeating itself as Dilip is in love with an Adivasi belle, Jhumki, but refusing to marry her.Hit film. Only Hindi film of Tamil actress Jayalalita
- DirectorYakub Hasan RizviStarsMeena KumariDharmendraRehman KhanDuring a ceremony, Nanda gets amnesia after an explosion. She claims to be Radha. Dr. Rajesh treats her. They visit Bombay to uncover her past but are trailed by a goon. Rajesh investigates further to unravel the mystery.Flop film
- DirectorMoni BhattacharjeeStarsWaheeda RehmanDharmendraJohnny WalkerElizabeth's uncle is in deep financial crisis. He somehow manages to prove his own death and cremate someone else's body in order to claim Rs.250,000 (a huge amount during 60s) from the insurance company. Inspector Ajay unfolds the mystery.Hit film
- DirectorBrijStarsDharmendraSharmila TagoreDavid AbrahamRajesh Sharma, working with the Indian Government on a top secret research project, has to deal with enemy agents, explosions, murder and last but not least a dangerous look-alike.Hit film
- DirectorBhappi SonieStarsVyjayanthimalaDharmendraPran SikandIn order to win the heart of the beautiful Kavita, Vijay Pratap decides to masquerades as a wealthy industrialist and does succeed in winning Kavita's heart but Kavita has another charming admirer, Satish Raj, whose way-ward behavior cannot be understand by Kavita. But when he finds out about Kavita and Vijay's love he trys to create misunderstandings between the two, and does succeed in doing so and the couple split. He also gets to know the truth about Vijay and will choose all out effort to expose him.Hit film. Only film of Dharmendra and Vyjanthimala
- DirectorRaghunath JhalaniStarsAsha ParekhDharmendraRavindra KapoorWealthy Jaishankar meets and falls in love with Aarti, successfully woos her and agrees to meet with her dad to discuss their marriage. On the way there he ironically runs over him, killing him instantly. Guilt-ridden, he attempts to make amends to look after Aarti, her brother, Pappu, and sister, Mala, but conceals the fact that he was responsible for their father's death. Things get worse after Aarti not only discovers the truth, but also witnesses him getting intimate with a cabaret dancer, Rita. Then Jaishankar is first disowned by his father after the family find out that he had sired a son from Rita, and then subsequently arrested by the Police for killing Rita.Super hit film. Last hit of Director Raghunath Jalani.