Dharmendra's Timeless Masterpiece Film: National Award Winner, Now Considered a Classic, Deeply Moved Audiences
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Dharmendra's Timeless Masterpiece 'Satyakam' Won National Award, Left Him Yearning
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News18•19-03-2026, 20:05
Dharmendra's Timeless Masterpiece 'Satyakam' Won National Award, Left Him Yearning
•Dharmendra's 1969 film 'Satyakam', co-starring Sharmila Tagore, is now considered a cult classic and won a National Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.
•Dharmendra invested all his money (₹25 lakh) into 'Satyakam' to help his brother-in-law, working for free, despite the film's initial box office flop.
•Sharmila Tagore revealed on Kapil Sharma's show that Dharmendra was kind-hearted and told 'dirty jokes' on set, sharing a birthday with him.
•Dharmendra and Sharmila Tagore starred in about 10 films, with 'Satyakam', 'Chupke Chupke' (1975), and 'Ek Mahal Ho Sapnon Ka' (1975) being audience favorites.
•Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 'Chupke Chupke' (1975) was a blockbuster, with Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri working for free; 'Ek Mahal Ho Sapnon Ka' (1975) featured a hit title song by Mohammed Rafi.
