Did you know Dharmendra did not want Saira Banu to say yes to the film ‘Saazish’? – Times of India

Taking to his Twitter handle, the veteran actor shared the song, ‘Wo Bade Khushnaseeb Hote Hain’ from the movie and shared a story behind it.

Check out his post here:

https://t.co/MGm3KeIAUa Friends, i never wanted to do this Film . So i asked the producer to go And sign Saira , ve… https://t.co/4WmtlRd8M6

— Dharmendra Deol (@aapkadharam) 1647408306000

Along with the video, he wrote, ‘Friends, I never wanted to do this film. So I asked the producer to go and sign Saira, very difficult to sign her those days. But Saira happily agreed and told me ‘Dharam, I did it for you’. So hum kuchh na keh sake.’

Directed by Kalidas J, ‘Saazish’ starred Dharmendra in the role of a car racer. However, it is later revealed in the film that he was an undercover agent. Saira was a beauty pageant winner in the film.

Dharmendra shares a close bond with the veteran actress. He was by her side when her husband and iconic actor Dilip Kumar passed away last year. The actor had shared a picture of himself with Dilip Kumar’s body on Twitter and wrote, ‘Saira ne jab kaha. ‘Dharam, dekho Sahab ne palak jhapki hai’ Dosto, jaan nikal gai meri. Maalik mere pyaare bhai ko jannat naseeb kare. Dosto, mujhe dikhwa nahin aata lekin main apne jazbaat par qaaboo bhi nahin paata. Apne samajh ke kah jaata hoon.’

Meanwhile, on the work front, Dharmendra will next be seen in Karan Johar’s ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’. The film will star Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in lead roles. It will also feature Shabana Azmi and Jaya Bachchan in key roles.

Apart from this, the senior actor also has Anil Sharma’s ‘Apne 2’ with Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and Karan Deol.