When Dharmendra reacted to being called the biggest boozer in Bollywood: ‘Mera liver bahot strong hai’
Dharmendra is still popular and quite famous for being so honest about his life and always saying things as they are. He’s known to celebrate his life to the fullest and also cherish every moment. Here’s recalling the time, when the ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana‘ actor had reacted to being called the biggest boozer of Bollywood. He had also recalled memories of drinking on the sets of ‘Sholay‘, thus saying that one must enjoy life to the fullest.
The actor was asked about it during ‘Aap Ki Adaalat’. Responding to it, he said, “Our cameraman, Jim, who was working with us on Sholay, had the habit of carrying 5-6 bottles of beer. I would sit behind him and secretly drink from his stock. When the people from the production told him that he had consumed 12 bottles, baffled, he reacted, ‘How did it happen? I don’t know!’ One day he caught me. You should enjoy life.”
Further reacted to the tag, ‘biggest boozer in Bollywood’, he laughed, “Mera liver bahot strong hai!” The actor doesn’t drink anymore though. But once he was also caught drinking on a film set by co-star Moushumi Chatterjee.
Dharmendra confessed, “Beer peene ka dil kiya dopahar ko… I had told them to make the beer frothy so that it looked like lassi. Moushumi saw this and said, ‘Aye, Dharmendra, yeh kya peeta hai?’ I lied by saying that I was having lassi. She knew I was lying so she asked me, ‘Thodi mujhe bhi dena.’ I burst out laughing and admitted that I was enjoying my beer. Beer peene se kuch nahi hota.’
The actor had also admitted that he is an extemist. Thus, he would quit alcohol for six months in a row, play badminton, get into fitness. Much later, in 2010, he suffered a health scare, post which he completely quit alcohol. His daughter Esha Deol had said that he would never drink again, even if it is for a movie!
The actor was asked about it during ‘Aap Ki Adaalat’. Responding to it, he said, “Our cameraman, Jim, who was working with us on Sholay, had the habit of carrying 5-6 bottles of beer. I would sit behind him and secretly drink from his stock. When the people from the production told him that he had consumed 12 bottles, baffled, he reacted, ‘How did it happen? I don’t know!’ One day he caught me. You should enjoy life.”
Further reacted to the tag, ‘biggest boozer in Bollywood’, he laughed, “Mera liver bahot strong hai!” The actor doesn’t drink anymore though. But once he was also caught drinking on a film set by co-star Moushumi Chatterjee.
Dharmendra confessed, “Beer peene ka dil kiya dopahar ko… I had told them to make the beer frothy so that it looked like lassi. Moushumi saw this and said, ‘Aye, Dharmendra, yeh kya peeta hai?’ I lied by saying that I was having lassi. She knew I was lying so she asked me, ‘Thodi mujhe bhi dena.’ I burst out laughing and admitted that I was enjoying my beer. Beer peene se kuch nahi hota.’
The actor had also admitted that he is an extemist. Thus, he would quit alcohol for six months in a row, play badminton, get into fitness. Much later, in 2010, he suffered a health scare, post which he completely quit alcohol. His daughter Esha Deol had said that he would never drink again, even if it is for a movie!
