When Dharmendra revealed that first wife Prakash Kaur was looking for ‘rishtas’ for step

Speculation has long circulated in the media about an alleged coldness between the two branches of the late legend Dharmendra’s family. One half led by his first wife, Prakash Kaur, (whom he married while still living in Punjab before moving to Mumbai) along with their children Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol, and daughters Ajeeta Deol and Vijayta Deol. And the other led by his second wife, actor Hema Malini, and their daughters Esha Deol and Ahaan Deol Vohra. But beyond media speculation, those close to the family insist that mutual goodwill has always existed. This is something which biographer Rajiv Vijayakar chronicles in his book Dharmendra: Not Just a He-Man.

In the book, Vijayakar writes that before Esha’s marriage to Bharat Takhtani in 2012, Prakash was even involved in looking for