Did Dharmendra refuse to watch Hema Malini-Amitabh Bachchan's Baghban? Actress reveals

Hema Malini recently opened up about her role in Baghban. She spoke about doubts she faced before playing character. She also dressed rumours of Dharmendra not watching film. 

2 things you need to know

• Baghban was released in 2003.
• In film, starred opposite Amitabh Bachchan.

Hema Malini dresses rumours of Dharmendra not watching Baghban

In an interview with Lehren Retro, Hema Malini was asked about rumors that her husband, Dharmendra, refused to watch Baghban due to her chemistry with Amitabh Bachchan. After listening to question, actress-turned-politician laughed it off and said she wasn't aware of such a refusal. "I don't know," she said. For unversed, Hema and Dharmendra tied knot in 1980. y have two daughters - Esha Deol and Ahana Deol. Recently, ir family was in spotlight when Hema and her daughters did not attend wedding festivities of Dharmendra's grandson, Karan Deol.

(Reacting  to rumours, Hema Malini laughed it off and said she wasn't aware of such a refusal | Image: Twitter)

Hema Malini's mom convinced her to do Baghban

During interview, Hema Malini revealed that she almost turned down film Baghban in 2003. Despite her initial apprehension about playing a mor to grown ults, she eventually agreed to do film at her mor's insistence. actress described it as a 'lovely film' and praised BR Chopra's vision for her character.

 Hema said that she was unsure about taking on role of a mor after being away from films for a while. However, after hearing Ravi Chopra's narration with her mor, she was convinced about doing film. She shared that her mor connected with story and encouraged her to take up role as it was a nice character. Ultimately, Baghban proved to be a big hit and will turn 20 this year.