There was a dialogue in the film Jannat – ‘There is not much difference between cricketers and actors… the youth of both ends… so the story ends’. It is also believed that when actors take retirement due to age, people forget them. But there are some actors who are still working as much as any young actor does and that is why their stardom remains intact and they also get a lot of love.

Amitabh Bachchan is a living example of this. Even at the age of 83, he is active in films. But there is another actor who was also helpful in making Amitabh’s career and his age was also about 6 years more than Amitabh Bachchan. We are talking about Dharmendra who is no more in this world. Dharmendra died on 24 November at the age of 88.

Dharmendra’s career was longer than the age of Shahrukh-Salman

Dharmendra, who gave a superhit like Rocky Rani Ki Prem Kahani (2023) just a few days ago, is now going to be seen in the film Ikkis with Amitabh’s grandson. Today, there is no actor in Bollywood who has been acting continuously for 65 years, only Dharmendra was there and now he has left his fans crying. His acting career has been more than the age of Shahrukh-Salman.

Dharmendra is not just an actor, he is a living example of heroism.
After debuting with the film Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere in 1960, Dharmendra never looked back. Initially he became a ‘boyfriend’ and then he started appearing in many romantic films one after the other. His height and physical structure were such that when he got a chance in action films, he emerged as the biggest action hero.

He was seen in action in 1966’s Phool Aur Patthar and then in 1971’s Mera Gaon Mera Desh. When Amitabh came, Dharmendra had become a big star. It was he who got Amitabh to play the role of Jai in a film like Sholay by asking Ramesh Sippy. What else happened is still known to the world today.

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It is not the same every time. After the arrival of Amitabh Bachchan, the game of stardom in Bollywood changed completely. Mithun was then followed by new faces like Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan. All these faces were young and very good at acting. After 80s and 90s, Dharmendra’s career also got affected due to increasing age and lack of newness.

However, even during this time Dharmendra made a strategic move. He started doing low budget B-grade films. He made films like Loha, Meri Jung Ka Aalaan and Jallad No. 1, which may look cringe-worthy today, but they were successful in keeping him financially stable. Because of these films, Dharmendra remained popular among his old fans who wanted to see his old heroism.

Dharmendra’s masterstroke
Dharmendra’s master stroke was when he realized that he would not remain the hero of this generation for long and at this time he thought of opening a production house. Because of this production house named Vijeta Films, today we have two big stars in front of us. The first is Sunny Deol and the second is Bobby Deol.

Both of these were launched from this production house. Sunny Deol managed to make a mark in Bollywood with Betaab in 1983 and then Bobby Deol with Barsaat in 1995. The biggest achievement for any father is that his son surpasses him. Sunny Deol’s Ghayal also came out of this production house and also won the National Award.

Dharmendra’s second masterstroke
Dharmendra’s second masterstroke was when he re-entered the changing Bollywood. He returned again to become the favorite actor of the new generation. This time with a completely new story. The name of the film was ‘Metro’ and the year was 2007.

After this, his another film came in the same year. With this film named ‘Apne’, he again did something for his loved ones with his own production house. Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol were not able to recover from the flops. But with this film, again a hit film came to the credit of both of them.

Dharmendra always remains relevant
Dharmendra gave whatever the audience wanted whenever. It was only for the fans that he decided to become Heman after being a romantic hero. After this he started doing B-grade films and then became relevant among today’s generation. He has an audience of all ages because no one has seen Bollywood changing as much as he has.

In ‘Rocky Rani Ki Prem Kahani’, at the age of 84, he became the senior most actor to do such a lip-locking scene.

Dharmendra was another name for vivacity
Dharmendra is an actor whose liveliness is reflected in his films also. You must have seen his comedy in the films of Yamla Pagla Deewana series. Let us tell you that due to his cheerfulness in the film named Gajab years ago, it became the best comedy film of Bollywood.

His personality was exactly like Veeru of Sholay, that is, he was both emotional and comic. From videos of him roaming in the fields eating stale bread to videos of him crying over the memories of old friends, many of his videos were seen on social media. There is another story that whenever the underworld rules in Mumbai, he had on the contrary threatened the underworld that if they messed with me, the people of my village would come here in trucks like an army for me. Then after this, even the underworld did not mess with him. Only Dharmendra could do this and in reality he was also doing it.

Famous Bollywood actor Dharmendra opened his production house Vijayata Films in 1981 to further strengthen his foothold in the film industry. He laid the foundation of this production house keeping in mind the future of his family.

Through Vijayata Films, Dharmendra first launched his two sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol in Bollywood, due to which both of them created their own identity in the industry.

After this, Dharmendra also gave opportunity to the next generation of his family in films and also introduced his grandson Karan Deol in front of the audience. Let us know how the family’s film journey began.

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Dharmendra presented the film ‘Betaab’ in 1983 from his production house Vijayata Films. Through this film, he proved himself as a successful producer and launched his son Sunny Deol as the new hero of Bollywood. ‘Betaab’ gave a strong start to Sunny’s career and gave her instant recognition among the audience.

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After this, in the year 1995, Bobby Deol was launched on the big screen through the film ‘Barsaat’. This film gave Bobby recognition among the audience and gave a strong start to his career. After Barsaat, Bobby has gradually made his own identity in Bollywood.

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In the year 2005, Dharmendra launched his brother’s son Abhay Deol in Bollywood through the film ‘Socha Na Tha’. Abhay started his career with this film and made his mark among the audience.

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In the year 2007, when the careers of Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol were at a standstill, Dharmendra made the film ‘Apne’ under the banner of Vijayata Films and also worked together. In this film, both the brothers attracted the attention of the audience with their strong acting. Through this film, Sunny and Bobby again made their place in the industry and strengthened their identity among the audience.

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In the year 2011, Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol’s film ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana’ was released. In this film, the father and both the sons shared the screen together and gave a lot of entertainment to the audience. The film proved to be a hit at the box office and the acting and chemistry of all three further increased their popularity among the audience.

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In the year 2019, Vijayata Films’ film Pal‑Pal Dil Ke Paas was released, in which she launched her grandson and Sunny Deol’s son Karan Deol in Bollywood. Karan entered the industry through this film. The film was not such a hit at the box office. However, he has not been able to get any special recognition in the industry yet.

Deol family is one of the popular families of Bollywood. Along with legendary actor Dharmendra, his elder son Sunny Deol and even younger son Bobby Deol are also big names in the Hindi film industry.

All three achieved a lot of success in their careers. Even though Bobby Deol’s career has been up and down, OTT has given him back his lost identity. But today we will talk about the films made under the banner of Deol family’s home production Vijayata Films, which Dharmendra started in the year 1981.

Dharmendra also achieved success as a producer
The name of legendary actor Dharmendra is included in the list of most successful actors of Hindi cinema. He created his own identity by working in many big films in his career. People liked him a lot as an actor but fans also appreciated him a lot as a producer.

Dharmendra formed his own production house named Vijeta Films in 1981. After this, in 1983, he launched his elder son Sunny Deol with ‘Betaab’. This film became a super hit at the box office. After this, he launched his second son Bobby Deol with ‘Barsaat’ in 1995 and it was also a superhit. The list of remaining hit movies of Vijayata Films is as follows –

1. Injured – 1990
2. Indian – 2001
3. own – 2007
4. Yamla Pagla Deewana –2011
   

Flops and Disaster Movies of Vijayata Films
After launching both his sons through home production, Dharmendra also launched his nephew Abhay Deol in a movie to be made under the banner of Vijeta Films. Abhay Deol debuted in Bollywood in 2005 with ‘Socha Na Tha’ but his first film flopped at the box office. After this, Dharmendra produced the film ‘Chamku’ with Zee Motion Pictures in 2008 and it also failed at the box office. Also know the list of other flop movies of Vijeta Films –

1. Dillagi – 1999
2. 23 March 1931: Martyred – 2002
3. Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 – 2012
4. Injured Once Again – 2016
5. Yamla Pagla Deewana: Again – 2018
6. Pal pal ke dil ke paas – 2019
   

How was the overall performance of the Deol family’s production house?
All these films made under the banner of Vijayata Films performed brilliantly at the box office and settled in the hearts of the audience. There were some films which got the tag of disaster and flop.

Overall, the success rate of Deol family’s home production was decent. But the film ‘Ghayal’ released in 1990 also gave a different dimension to Vijayata Films.

This film became the second highest grossing movie of 1990. Not only this, it also won 7 Filmfare Awards and this movie was also nominated once for Best Film.