I was never in the race for number one:dharmendra

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Veteran actor Dharmendra, who ruled showbiz in the 1970s and 1980s, says he only wanted to be in people's heart and not in people's mind, and was never in the ball-game of being called the number one actor.

"In the '70s and '80s, I was so big that if I wished, I would not have let anyone get ahead of me, but I was never into this number one game. I only used to concentrate on my work. You lose concentration on work if you think about number one and number two. I was never in the race for number one and number two," Dharmendra told reporters during the cover launch of People magazine.

"I always want to be people's heart and not in people's mind. I am in people's heart and it is not easy to take me away from their heart (Dimag se toh nikal doge lekin dil se kaise nikal paoge)," he added.

While megastar Amitabh Bachchan complimented Dharmendra on Twitter for the outstanding promos of "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2?, Dharmendra says he thanked Big B for his compliment but he does not know how to use Twitter.

Writing on Twitter, Bachchan said: "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2? looking like a lot of fun. Trailer a riot!! Wishing Dharamji, Sunny and Bobby the best … print ad and banners unique."

"I called up Amitji he was shooting in Bhopal and he said he really liked the promos (Amitabh said: Paji bada mazaa aaya promo dekhke). I thank everyone whoever tweeted about 'Yamla Pagla Deewana'. Even now I don't know to use Twitter. I am a Punjabi Jat… I don't know anything about Twitter and I don't even want to know about it. Maybe I will learn how to tweet in future," the 77-year-old said.

Directed by Sangeeth Sivan, "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2? features Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and Anupam Kher, among others. The film is slated for June 7 release.

He couldn't have even if he tried. There was Rajesh Khanna in the 60s up to mid 70s and then Amitabh Bacchan arrived with his angry young man image.

Originally posted by: batameez_dil

Sorry but Dharmendra was bigger star than Big B but Dharmendra stopped doing films where Big B carried on in late 70s and 80s.

In 70s Dharmendra had more hits than both Amitabh and Rajesh Khanna

Originally posted by: Dexterkilaila

Eh? 😆 Apparently, Rajesh Khanna had 15 consecutive hits in the 70s (just wiki'd), a record still unbroken and Big B's popularity is well-known...the Coolie mania was insane.

Mind you I'm not a fan of any of them. My personal favorite Shashi Kapoor never made the cut.😭

Its true. Dharmendra has more hits than anybody in history. Bachchan is second. Dharmendra also had 8 hits in one year, which is a record that will never will be touched.

And he was the undisputed number 1 for about 5 years between Rajesh Khanna's fall and Bachchan's rise

76	Amitabh Bachchan	Hera Pheri, Kabhi Kabhi, Do Anjaane	Amitabh Bachchan goes to the top as the successes pile up. Vinod Khanna is a star with Hera Pheri and Haath Ki Safaai while Shatrughan Sinha is a star with Kaalicharan. Manoj Kumar creates history by giving 3 back to back blockbusters with Dus Numbri.
Dharmendra	Charas, Maa
Manoj Kumar	Dus Numbri
1975	Dharmendra	Sholay, Pratiggya, Chupke Chupke	The hits flow for Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan including Sholay which breaks all box office records to become the highest grossing film ever. Manoj Kumar has another superhit in Sanyasi after Roti Kapada Aur Makaan
Amitabh Bachchan	Sholay, Deewaar, Chupke Chupke
Manoj Kumar	Sanyasi
1974	Dharmendra	Dost, Patthar Aur Payal	Manoj Kumar's Roti Kapada Aur Makaan is a huge blockbuster. Rajesh Khanna has a hat trick of successes but the earlier craze is not there as films like Humshakal and Aaina are box office disasters Approx rumeration Dharmendra-10 lakhs Rajesh Khanna-10 lakhs Manoj Kumar- 8 lakhs.
Rajesh Khanna	Prem Nagar, Roti, Aap Ki Kasam
Manoj Kumar	Roti Kapada Aur Makaan
1973	Dharmendra	Jugnu, Yaadon Ki Baraat, Kahani Kismet Ki, Loafer, Jhel Ke Us Paar	Dharmendra has an excellent year with many hits. Rajesh Khanna has a superhit in Daag after nine flops. Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor become stars with the superhits Zanjeer and Bobby respectively
Rajesh Khanna	Daag, Namak Haraam
Manoj Kumar	-
1972	Dharmendra	Seeta Aur Geeta, Raja Jani, Samadhi	Rajesh Khanna's amazing run comes to an abrupt halt as six of his films flop. Dharmendra goes to the top as his flow of hits continue with Raja Jani,Samadhi and Seeta Aur Geeta. Rajendra Kumar has a major hit after 6 years with Gora Aur Kala.
Rajesh Khanna	Apna Desh
Manoj Kumar	Beimaan

Bachchan was just more hyped and had all the awards. Very much like SRK and Salman today.