Saregama launches Hema Malini's music album 'Dream Girl'
Saregama launched Hema Malini's music album 'Dream Girl' at a ceremony which was attended by who's who in Bollywood.


Hema Malini with husband Dharmendra, Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan and Ramesh Sippy. Sippy directed the four stars in the legendary movie 'Sholay', which will celebrate it's 41st anniversary this year. Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost

In an interview with Rediff, Hema Malini recounted working with Amitabh Bachchan as a rather wonderful experience. Both of them have worked together in several films including Aarakshan, Baabul, Veer-Zara, Bagbhan. Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost

Hema Malini is one of the few South Indian actresses of her time to have made is big in Bollywood. She got the name 'Dream Girl' after starring in a movie by the same name. Hema Malini said in an interview once that people still call her 'Basanti', her character from Sholay. Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost

In an interview, Jaya Bachchan said how she would have loved to play Basanti and also believes that Dharmendra is the perfect partner for Hema Malini. Apparently, Jaya Bachchan used to carry around a photograph of Dharmendra as a child. Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost
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