Editing Dharmendra (section)

===Frequent collaborations===
Dharmendra's most successful pairing was with Hema Malini, whom he later married.<ref name="Express2"/> The couple performed together in many films including ''Tum Haseen Main Jawaan'', ''Sharafat'', ''Naya Zamana'', ''Seeta Aur Geeta'', ''Raja Jani'', ''Jugnu'', ''Dost'', ''Patthar Aur Payal'', ''Sholay'', ''Charas'', ''Maa'', ''Chacha Bhatija'' and ''Azaad''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/when-dharmendra-hema-malinis-guest-appearance-overshadowed-this-films-lead-pair-8725262.html|title=When Dharmendra, Hema Malini's Guest Appearance Overshadowed This Film's Lead Pair|date=2 January 2024}}</ref>

He has worked with various directors, each with a different style of filmmaking.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dharmendra – Action King: Comic leanings|url=https://www.couponraja.in/theroyale/dharmendra-action-king-comic-leanings/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131758/https://www.couponraja.in/theroyale/dharmendra-action-king-comic-leanings/|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 September 2018|work=The Royale|access-date=23 December 2010}}</ref> His longest collaboration was with director Arjun Hingorani from 1960 to 1991. ''Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere'' was the debut film of Dharmendra as an actor and Arjun's first directorial venture with Dharmendra as the lead hero.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite news |last1=Jaisinghani |first1=Bella |title=Arjun Hingorani dead: Director Arjun Hingorani who introduced Sadhana and Dharmendra dies at 92 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/director-arjun-hingorani-who-introduced-sadhana-and-dharmendra-dies-at-92/articleshow/64055050.cms |access-date=26 April 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=6 May 2018 |language=en |archive-date=19 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619110009/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/director-arjun-hingorani-who-introduced-sadhana-and-dharmendra-dies-at-92/articleshow/64055050.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name= "Joshi">{{cite book |last=Joshi |first=Sumit |title=Bollywood Through Ages |publisher=Best Book Reads |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=WHQWCgAAQBAJ&q=Arjun+Hingorani&pg=PT65|isbn=9781311676696}}</ref> They worked together in ''[[Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?]]'', ''Kahani Kismat Ki'', ''Khel Khilari Ka'', ''Katilon Ke Kaatil'' and ''[[Kaun Kare Kurbanie]]'' where Arjun Hingorani was the producer and the director, and ''Sultanat'' and ''[[Karishma Kudrat Kaa]]'', produced by [[Arjun Hingorani]]. He worked with director [[Pramod Chakravorty]] in ''Naya Zamana'', ''Jugnu'', ''Dream Girl'' and ''Azaad''. [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]] worked with him in many films including ''Hukumat'', ''Elaan-E-Jung'', ''[[Farishtay]]'', ''Tahalka'' and ''Apne''.