Hyderabad, Nov. 26 -- A comparison between the two great superstars of Bollywood of the 1970s - Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan - would be an extremely interesting exercise for any fan of movies and film stars. The towering Big B with his brooding, intense personality, fills one with admiration and awe even now. On the other hand, the smiling, gregarious Dharmendra used to seem friendly and charming.

Dharmendra once described himself as a very emotional person. "If someone smiles at me, I instinctively hug them. I can't help it. I was made like that," he said. When the Dharmendra-Amitabh duo acted together in Sholay, it became one of the most iconic pairings in the history of Bollywood. Recently Amitabh said: "Dharam-ji got me the role f...