India, Sept. 16 -- In the world of Bollywood, romantic entanglements often make headlines, but few stories have captured the public imagination quite like the love saga of Dharmendra and Hema Malini. Their relationship, shrouded in both admiration and controversy, continues to fascinate fans even decades later.

In her authorised biography Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl, penned by Ram Kamal Mukherjee, Hema Malini offers a rare and candid glimpse into her deeply personal life - including her marriage to Dharmendra, who was already married to Prakash Kaur and father to four children at the time.

The couple's decision to marry without Dharmendra divorcing his first wife sparked a nationwide conversation, defying conventional norms and s...