Javed Akhtar has revealed that Dharmendra was initially hesitant to sign Seeta Aur Geeta. In a recent chat with SCREEN, the veteran writer revealed that since Dharmendra was a superstar, he was reluctant to do a film where the heroine, Hema Malini in this case, was the main lead in the film with a double role.

Javed Akhtar said, “I must tell you that Dharamji was a bit reluctant to work in Seeta and Geeta. It was an out-and-out heroine film. There was a double role for the heroine, and there were two heroes. Dharamji was too big during that time to do a film where Hema Malini was the hero. But he was kind enough to give us his time for Seeta Aur Geeta."

“He had a very funny role. But there were some serious and poignant moments also when he is drunk, and he talks about his loneliness and

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