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Bollywood films and celebrities have influenced us to dream big and most of the times, we do get fascinated by the unrealistic and king-size lifestyle of the stars. Punjab da puttar and Queen of South, Dharmendra and Hema Malini, who have swooned everyone with their powerful performances and scintillating chemistry on silver screens, are also one of the most power couples of B-town. A lot has been said and written about the ‘live life king size’ lifestyle of prominent B-town families, Kapoors and Bachchans, but the Deol clan are also not far behind! (Also Read: Soni Razdan On Alia Bhatt And Ranbir Kapoor's Budding Relationship, Says 'I'm Happy If She Is Happy')
The Dream Girl and He-Man of Bollywood, Hema Malini and Dharmendra have together created magic on-screen with this charismatic persona. Their journey began on the sets of the film, Tum Haseen Main Jawaan, when Dharmendra was already a married man. But nothing stopped him falling for the Dream Girl, and eventually, their love found its way. Hema and Dharmendra got married in a nikaah ceremony in 1979.
After the well-acclaimed professional graph in the Bollywood industry, Dharmendra and Hema Malini decided to join politics. While Hema ji has been named again as BJP's candidate from the Mathura constituency in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha election in April 2019, Dharmendra ji was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing Bikaner constituency in Rajasthan from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). When Hema Malini divulged her assets in an affidavit that she filed with the poll panel, can you guess how much does the Dream Girl owns?
The billionaire, Hema Malini’s disclosed amount was as dreamy as Dream Girl herself and according to PTI, the value of her assets has increased by a whopping Rs 34.46 crore in the last five years! During the 2014 general elections, Hema Malini's total assets had been valued at Rs 66 crore. And now, the affidavit revealed that Hema Malini owns a total of Rs 101 crores, including bungalows, jewellery, cash, shares and term deposits.
According to Hema Malini's affidavit, the value of her actor-husband, Dharmendra Singh Deol's assets have been valued at over Rs 123.85 crores. The affidavit, accompanied by her income tax returns, revealed that Hema Malini and Dharmendra earned Rs 10 crores each during the past five years. As per the affidavit, Hema Malini owns two cars, which included a Mercedes, bought for Rs 33.62 lakhs in 2011 and a Toyota that she bought for Rs 4.75 lakhs in 2005. On the other hand, Dharmendra’s passion for the vintage cars was indicated through the affidavit as in old vehicles, he owns a Range Rover bought at Rs 7000 in 1965, a Maruti 800 car and a motorcycle. In liabilities, Hema Malini has a debt of Rs 6.75 crore while her husband, Dharmendra has a debt of Rs 7.37 crore. (Also Read: Sara Ali Khan's Romantic Date With Her Crush Kartik Aaryan, Is Dream Come True Moment For Their Fans)
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Hema Malini has been named as a contestant in the upcoming election from the Mathura constituency, and a lot of people have objected for the same saying that she is an ‘outsider’. However, after filing for the reports her papers for the April-May polls, Hema Malini called herself "a Gopi of Lord Krishna" and had said, "I have visited Mathura over 250 times." When asked if she was certain about winning elections, Hema Malini had stated, "There's a lot that I've done for Mathura, but a lot of my plans for the progress of the city are still in the pipeline. Brajshetra is not a small area. It is huge. It has nearly 1000 villages, and therefore, it is tough to please everyone. But I have done good things here. And people are very happy with me. I'm confident I'll win because I've done a good job. I don't remember much, but I have worked a lot."
When asked to comment on the Chowkidar aka Narendra Modi being trolled for the Pulwama attacks, Hema Malini took his side and was quoted as saying, "Everybody is aware of the efforts PM Modi invested. The entire world knows what he has done for India. Five years haven't been enough to bring about enough development. Let opposition speak what they wish to. Our PM has worked selflessly. None of the previous PMs has been this selfless. I will continue to support him. This is the reason why I'm fighting from Mathura, again." (Also Read: Complete Wedding Story Of Urmila Matondkar And Her Kashmiri Businessman-Husband, Mir Mohsin Akhtar)
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