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Tanuja Slapped Dharmendra for Flirting: "Besharam! I Know Your Wife"
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Moneycontrol•23-09-2026, 20:32
Tanuja Slapped Dharmendra for Flirting: "Besharam! I Know Your Wife"
- •Veteran actress Tanuja once slapped Dharmendra on the sets of Chand Aur Suraj after he flirted with her, despite being married to Prakash Kaur.
- •Dharmendra, embarrassed by the incident, immediately apologized and asked Tanuja to make him her brother.
- •Tanuja initially refused but eventually tied a black thread on his wrist, accepting him as a brother.
- •The incident, recalled by Tanuja in a 2014 interview, highlights their friendly off-screen relationship.
- •Despite the unusual encounter, Tanuja and Dharmendra continued to work together in several films, including Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi and Izzat.
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Tanuja slapped Dharmendra during the filming of Chand Aur Suraj in 1965 because he attempted to flirt with her, prompting her to call him shameless since she knew his wife, Prakash Kaur.
An embarrassed Dharmendra immediately apologized and tried to defuse the situation by pleading with Tanuja to tie a thread and make him her brother.
Despite the slapping incident, Tanuja and Dharmendra maintained a warm professional bond and appeared together in films like Chand Aur Suraj, Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi, Izzat, and Do Chor.
