Dharmendra’s two superhit heroines were in a cold war with each other. The story of their rivalry was very popular in the industry. Read on to know more.
Fights and rivalries
Fights and rivalries between actors in the film industry are common. Often, stories of cold wars between actors and actresses surface on the internet. Today, we will tell you about one rivalry in which one actor slapped the other.
Mala Sinha and Sharmila Tagore
The story we are telling you is about Dharmendra’s two superhit heroines, Mala Sinha and Sharmila Tagore. The Cold War was very popular in the industry, and people were stunned reading about it at that time.
Humsaaya
It was the incident of 1968 when Mala Sinha and Sharmila Tagore both worked for the film Humsaaya together. Both were the top actresses of that time and had a lot of competition between them.
Joy Mukherjee cast
Joy Mukherjee cast them together in the film Humsaaya. But soon the director, who was in the lead role, started feeling that he had made a mistake casting the two because of their rivalry. It is said that the pride of Sharmila and Mala clashed, which resulted in further outcomes.
Actress’ fight
As per Masala’s report, there was nothing right on the film set. There was a fight between the actresses over small things like costumes, dialogues, more screen time, and songs, which created an environment of tension on the set.
Mala slapped Sharmila.
Reportedly, the tension between the actresses increased, and there was a sense of competition between the two. To show seniority, sometimes one comes late, leaving others waiting. As per reports, the conflict increased so much that Mala slapped Sharmila. It is said that some people witnessed the incident, but it was never confirmed.
Actress’s reaction on slap
After the year when the incident came into the limelight, both actresses reacted to it. Sharmila completely rejected the story, whereas Mala called it rumours and useless talk that are circulated for publicity.
Mala Sinha
Mala Sinha was one of the top heroines of her time, who has worked with every superstar. However, she was a big fan of Dilip Kumar and dreamt of working with him, but her dreams were never fulfilled as they never did a film together.
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