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India.com
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
This actor was once India's most expensive model, challenged Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, failed in acting, his name is…, he is now...
The glittering fame in Bollywood is as attractive from the outside as it is full of uncertainty from the inside. The changing faces of the stars are proof of the fact that nothing is permanent. In this sequence of changes, many diamonds were sold for a pittance, and many were more expensive than diamonds. Today, we will tell you the story of one such diamond of the modeling world who was once considered India's most expensive model. Not only this, this model used to compete with Salman, Shah Rukh and Saif Ali Khan. But for this model, who was a failure in acting, the wheel of time turned in such a way that all the fame became a thing of the past. We are talking about Deepak Malhotra, who has been a superstar model since the 90s. When the film 'Lamhe' was released in 1991, people started recognising its lead actor. When they came to know, they found out that he was Deepak Malhotra, the star of the modeling world. Deepak Malhotra, who did his first film with Sridevi, was considered the most expensive model in the country at that time. Before films in 1991, Deepak ruled the modeling world throughout the 80s. If media reports are to be believed, Deepak was the first model who do the branding of 'Vimal'. In 1987, Deepak was counted among the most expensive models of the country and used to charge Rs 1.50 lakh for every advertisement. After earning a name in the modeling world, Deepak was launched by Yash Chopra in his film 'Lamhe' with 90s superstar Sridevi. Media reports even claim that Deepak was cast in the film 'Chamatkar' before Shah Rukh Khan. But after seeing Deepak's acting, the makers changed their decision. Deepak's name also came up in place of Salman Khan in Suryavanshi. Deepak was also cast in Saif Ali Khan's film 'Bekhudi'. But when the makers saw Deepak's acting in Lamhe, they changed their decision. Deepak lost his fame due to his failure in acting. After this, Deepak got married and settled in America. Now Deepak lives in America with his family.
India.com
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet Sridevi's hero, one dialogue ruined his career, lost chance working with Sunny Deol and Salman Khan, left the country after changing his name to…
If a novice actor gets the lead role opposite Sridevi in his debut film, it is like a dream come true. Yash Chopra gave such an opportunity to a new actor in his memorable film 'Lamhe', who was a famous model of the 80s era. The big break made it seem that he would soon achieve stardom, but the exact opposite happened with him. We are talking about Deepak Malhotra, who played the role of Sridevi's husband Siddharth Kumar in the film 'Lamhe', who was considered to be a rival of stars like Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan, but one of her dialogues in the film was ridiculed so much that she lost out on Sunny Deol's 'Darr', Salman Khan's 'Sooryavanshi', Rahul Roy's 'Junoon'. Apart from Sridevi, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher and Waheeda Rehman also played important roles in the film 'Lamhe'. Sridevi's performance was highly praised, due to which the film won National Award and Filmfare Award, but neither the film nor Deepak Malhotra's acting did well at the box office. Then why did Yash Chopra give Deepak Malhotra an important role in the film 'Lamhe'? Actually, he had emerged as a famous model in the late 80s. According to a Hindustan Times report, he was the face of the 'Vimal' brand and was also the most expensive model. He was charging Rs 1.5 lakh in 1987. It was during this period that Yash Chopra approached him. Sridevi played a double role in the film 'Lamhe'. She was seen in the role of mother-daughter Pallavi and Pooja. Deepak Malhotra was shown as Pallavi's lover in the film, who later becomes her husband. The acting of the other stars in the film 'Lamhe' was praised, but Deepak Malhotra had to face criticism due to his poor screen presence. He proved to be a failure in acting. Deepak Malhotra got so much bad press because of one of his scenes in which he is trying to wake up Sridevi, who is lying unconscious in bed, by calling her 'Pallo-Pallo'. Deepak's saying 'Pallo-Pallo' became a part of many memes and jokes among people. Today, many memes are made of that scene. Deepak got offers for films like 'Darr', 'Junoon' and 'Sooryavanshi', 'Bekhudi', but his acting in 'Lamhe' ruined everything. By 1993, he did not have a single film left. Deepak Malhotra left the cinema that year and settled in America, where he got many modeling offers. Apart from 'Lamhe', he appeared in another film named 'Tejaswini'. Deepak went to New York and changed his name to 'Dino Martelli'. He has also studied engineering and modeling, and is currently running a business, and later got married to Lubna Adam.
