Dharmendra: When I started working in films, my first aim was to own a Fiat car and nothing more than that

Having made his acting debut in 1960, Dharmendra has been a part of the Hindi film industry for close to six decades. He will be seen next in ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se’ along with his sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol.

Reminiscing about the time when he faced the camera for the first time, the actor says, “I was the winner of All India Talent contest organised by Filmfare magazine. I got Bimal Roy’s ‘

Bandini

’ (1963) because of that. Jab pehla shot diya tha to maine kaha, ‘Dharmendra, it’s now or never.’ I was fortunate.Mujhe lalach nahi tha. When I started working in films, my first aim was to own a Fiat car and nothing more than that. The day I bought my first Fiat car, I went to Bimal Roy and he asked me to take him for a spin. He blessed me that I should experience many such moments like this in my life. What a lovely soul Bimal da was.”