Editing Dharmendra (section)

==Early and personal life==
[[File:Dharmendra with father.jpg|thumb|150px|Dharmendra with his father]]
Dharmendra was born as Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol<ref name="Affidavit">{{cite web |title=Affidavit - Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol |url=https://ceorajasthan.nic.in/Affidavits_pc/2/DEOL%20DHARMENDRA%20KEWAL%20KRISHAN/DEOL%20DHARMENDRA%20KEWAL%20KRISHAN_SC1.html |website=ceorajasthan.nic.in |access-date=15 August 2023 |language=hi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015101137/https://ceorajasthan.nic.in/Affidavits_pc/2/DEOL%20DHARMENDRA%20KEWAL%20KRISHAN/DEOL%20DHARMENDRA%20KEWAL%20KRISHAN_SC1.html |archive-date=15 October 2014}}</ref> in [[Nasrali]], a village in [[Ludhiana district]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]] on 8 December 1935. He was born to Kewal Krishan<ref name="Affidavit"/> and Satwant Kaur<ref>{{cite news|title=Dharmendra talks about his mother Satwant Kaur: She wanted me to learn how to manage money|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/dharmendra-talks-about-his-mother-satwant-kaur-she-wanted-me-to-learn-how-to-manage-money-28517|date=21 January 2020|newspaper=The Tribune|archive-date=27 January 2024|access-date=15 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127215948/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/dharmendra-talks-about-his-mother-satwant-kaur-she-wanted-me-to-learn-how-to-manage-money-28517|url-status=live}}</ref> into a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] [[Jat]] family.<ref name="farm">{{cite news |last1=Kashyap |first1=Archita |title=I am a farmer's son: Dharmendra |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/i-am-a-farmers-son-dharmendra/article7361469.ece |access-date=3 November 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=27 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103093244/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/i-am-a-farmers-son-dharmendra/article7361469.ece|quote=I am a Jat. Jats love their land and their farms. I spend most of my time in my farmhouse at Lonavla these days.|archive-date=3 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dharmendra pained to see Punjabi girls hitting the bottle |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/dharmendra-pained-to-see-punjabi-girls-hitting-the-bottle/articleshow/25572225.cms|newspaper=Times of India|date=11 November 2013|quote=Bollywood superstar Dharmendra said as a Punjabi he was pained to hear that even girls in the state are now hitting the bottle.}}</ref> His ancestral village is [[Dangon]], near Pakhowal Tehsil [[Raikot]], [[Ludhiana]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dharmendra nostalgic on visiting Dangon|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131106/ldh1.htm#8|date=6 November 2013|work=Ludhiana Tribune|access-date=15 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110402/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131106/ldh1.htm#8|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="farm"/>

He spent his early life in the village of [[Sahnewal]] and studied at Government Senior Secondary School at [[Lalton Kalan]], [[Ludhiana]], where his father was the village school headmaster.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumbly|first=Vimal|title=From Ludhiana to Bikaner in support of Dharmendra|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040503/ldh1.htm#2|date=2 May 2004|work=Ludhiana Tribune|access-date=16 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181855/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040503/ldh1.htm#2|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> He did his matriculation in [[Phagwara]] in 1952.<ref>{{cite web|title=Affidavit|url=http://ceorajasthan.nic.in/Affidavits_pc/2/DEOL%20DHARMENDRA%20KEWAL%20KRISHAN/DEOL%20DHARMENDRA%20KEWAL%20KRISHAN_SC5.html|work=Chief Electoral Officer, Rajasthan|access-date=16 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123615/http://ceorajasthan.nic.in/Affidavits_pc/2/DEOL%20DHARMENDRA%20KEWAL%20KRISHAN/DEOL%20DHARMENDRA%20KEWAL%20KRISHAN_SC5.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In those days, schools of [[Punjab]] came under [[Panjab University, Chandigarh]].

[[File:Bobby_Deol_Dharmendra_Sunny_Deol_still10.jpg|thumb|250px|Dharmendra with his sons, [[Bobby Deol|Bobby]] (on left), [[Sunny Deol]] (right hand side)]]
Dharmendra's first marriage was to Prakash Kaur at the age of 19 in 1954, before he entered film industry.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bobby Deol Reportedly Attacked Hema Malini with a Knife After Dharmendra's 2nd Marriage; Here's What Prakash Kaur Said on the Matter! |url=https://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-BOW-dharmendra-hema-controversy-5440408-PHO.html |access-date=13 February 2020 |work=dailybhaskar |date=16 October 2016 |language=en |archive-date=13 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213180023/https://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-BOW-dharmendra-hema-controversy-5440408-PHO.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He had two sons from this marriage, [[Sunny Deol]] and [[Bobby Deol]], both successful film actors; and two daughters, Vijeeta and Ajeeta.

After moving to [[Mumbai|Bombay]] and entering films, Dharmendra married [[Hema Malini]], which caused controversy at the time since he was already married. Rumours began to circulate about Dharmendra and [[Hema Malini]] converting to [[Islam]] for this marriage.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dharmendra or "Dilawar Khan?"|url=http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/2004/16-30Jun04-Print-Edition/163006200433.htm|access-date=18 June 2016|publisher=[[Milli Gazette]]|date=30 June 2004|quote=When his political rivals brought the issue to the notice of election authorities and the general public, he denied his conversion to Islam and change of name.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624093107/http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/2004/16-30Jun04-Print-Edition/163006200433.htm|archive-date=24 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="converted">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/celebrities-who-converted-to-islam/photostory/30985640.cms|title=Celebrities who converted to Islam|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=23 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227231411/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Celebrities-who-converted-to-Islam/photostory/30985640.cms|archive-date=27 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004, during a political campaign, when the rumours began to circulate again, Dharmendra asserted that he remained a [[Hindus|Hindu]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suhrawardy |first=Nilofar |date=19 April 2004 |title=Dharmendra's Past Haunts His Present |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/247932 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040708094935/http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=43427&d=19&m=4&y=2004 |archive-date=8 July 2004 |website=[[Arab News]] |quote=I am a Hindu. The question of my having ever changed religion does not exist.}}</ref> the family being [[Arya Samaj]]i.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Deols don't believe in superstitions |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/deols-dont-believe-in-superstitions/articleshow/4680292.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210085704/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/deols-dont-believe-in-superstitions/articleshow/4680292.cms |archive-date=10 December 2024 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 June 2009 |access-date=29 December 2024 |quote=They [Dharmendra and Sunny Deol] said, 'We keep any kind of superstition at bay. Being followers of the Arya Samaj system, we bring in positive energy by doing good deeds for the good of others.'}}</ref> He and Malini starred together in a number of movies in the early 1970s, including ''[[Sholay]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hema Malini on 35th wedding anniversary|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/love-is-togetherness-hema-malini-on-35th-wedding-anniversary/16181170|access-date=2 May 2015|work=[[Mid-Day]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921114842/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/love-is-togetherness-hema-malini-on-35th-wedding-anniversary/16181170|archive-date=21 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dharmendra – Action King: Personal life|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/pictureStory.php?galId=1101&pg=4&view=4|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126142727/http://www.indianexpress.com/pictureStory.php?galId=1101&pg=4&view=4|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2 July 2011}}</ref> The couple has two daughters, [[Esha Deol]] (an actress, born in 1981) and Ahana Deol (an assistant director, born in 1985). His grandson, [[Bobby Deol|Bobby Deol's]] son, is also named "Dharam", after him.<ref name="grand1">{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Divya |title=Viral: The Internet Is Crushing On Bobby Deol's Son Aryaman |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/viral-the-internet-is-crushing-on-bobby-deols-son-aryaman-1984709 |access-date=27 July 2022 |work=NDTV |date=29 January 2019 |archive-date=29 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129114638/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/viral-the-internet-is-crushing-on-bobby-deols-son-aryaman-1984709 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Dharmendra has a farmhouse in [[Lonavala]], where he now generally resides. His family resides in [[Juhu]], Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 June 2021 |title=Dharmendra shares idyllic early morning views from his farmhouse. Watch video |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/dharmendra-shares-idyllic-early-morning-views-from-his-farmhouse-watch-video-101622608247977.html |access-date=22 August 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=राजाओं जैसी जिंदगी जीते हैं धर्मेंद्र, देखिए उनके 100 एकड़ में फैले आलीशान फार्महाउस की INSIDE तस्वीरें |url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/dharmendra-lavish-100-acre-lonavala-farmhouse-inside-pictures |access-date=11 June 2024 |website=[[Amar Ujala]] |language=hi |archive-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611123433/https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/dharmendra-lavish-100-acre-lonavala-farmhouse-inside-pictures |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dharmendra Farmhouse Pics: मुंबई की भीड़ से दूर लोनावला में बना है धर्मेंद्र का आलीशान फार्महाउस देखिए Inside तस्वीरें |url=https://www.abplive.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood-dharmendra-lonavala-luxury-farmhouse-inside-photos-see-here-2297662 |access-date=11 June 2024 |website=[[ABP Live]] |date=2 January 2023 |language=hi |archive-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611123616/https://www.abplive.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood-dharmendra-lonavala-luxury-farmhouse-inside-photos-see-here-2297662 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, Dharmendra expressed that Bollywood neglected his family and never appreciated Deol family's contribution to [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2023 |title=इंडस्ट्रीचं देओल कुटुंबाकडे दुर्लक्ष? अनेक वर्षांनंतर धर्मेंद्र अखेर व्यक्त झालेच |trans-title=Industry neglected Deol family? After many years Dharmendra expressed himself. |url=https://www.tv9marathi.com/entertainment/industry-never-recognised-deol-family-said-dharmendra-1003512.html |access-date=22 August 2023 |website=TV9 Marathi |language=mr |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822103214/https://www.tv9marathi.com/entertainment/industry-never-recognised-deol-family-said-dharmendra-1003512.html |url-status=live }}</ref>