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India.com
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet Sridevi's hero, a top model, whose career got ruined by one dialogue, lost Sunny Deol, Salman Khan movies, left country, is now…, his name is…
Meet Sridevi's hero, a top model, whose career got ruined by one dialogue, lost Sunny Deol, Salman Khan movies, left country, is now..., his name is... In late 80s and 90s, Deepak Malhotra rose to prominence as one of the most recognisable faces on runways and in television commercials. His striking looks and modeling status quickly led to a wave of film offers. However, Deepak took his time, considering his choices carefully. Ultimately, he turned down a leading role in Rajiv Mehra's Chamatkar (1992) in favour of a smaller supporting part in Yash Chopra's Lamhe (1991). Deepak made a striking presence on-screen, but his debut failed to win over critics. Many panned his performance and felt he lacked a strong screen voice. Yet, longer before the age of viral clips, one brief scene managed to grab everyone's attention- for all the wrong reasons. In a scene lasting barely eight seconds, Deepak repeatedly calls out 'Pallo' in attempt to wake a sleeping Sridevi. However, his flat delivery and slight accent made him the target of endless jokes. The backlash was so bad that it led to Deepak being replaced by Sunny Deol in another Yash Chopra project, Darr. It was also rumoured that he missed out on roles in the 1992 films Suryanvanshi, Bekhudi, and Junoon, with Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Rahul Roy taking over those parts. After Lamhe, Deepak also starred as a lead in N. Chandra's Tejasvini, playing the love interest of Urmila Matondkar's character, but his performance was bashed yet again. And this was the last time he was ever seen on the silver screen. Reports claim that his stiff acting and 'too international' appeal were the factors that hindered his acting career. Following Tejasvini's failure in 1994, Deepak Malhotra withdrew himself from the public eye. He changed his name to Dino Martelli and moved to US, where he continued his modelling career, but still remained out of the spotlight.
Hindustan Times
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
How an actor's career was ruined by one line: Once rival to Shah Rukh, Aamir Khan, he changed his name, left India
To be launched by Yash Chopra in a Hindi film opposite the biggest female star of the time is no mean feat. Most actors would consider this the launch pad for a bright career. For one man, this happened. Deepak Malhotra, a successful model, was cast by Chopra in Lamhe opposite Sridevi. This was meant to be his big break and catapult him to stardom. But as the film released, it all went horribly wrong for the young actor. Lamhe starred Sridevi and Anil Kapoor in the lead roles, alongside Waheeda Rehman and Anupam Kher. Sridevi played a double role in the film as mother and daughter - Pallavi and Pooja. Deepak was cast as Pallavi's love interest and eventual husband, Siddharth. However, when the film was released, it fared badly at the box office. Deepak's acting and wooden screen presence were slammed by critics. And it was all exemplified by one scene, which has since become something of a pop culture moment. The scene involved Pallavi fainting and Siddharth trying to wake her up. Deepak's accented rendition of 'Pallo' became fodder for many jokes in the early 90s and countless memes in recent years. Before the release of the film, Deepak had been locked in by Yash Chopra for his next film - Darr. However, after the backlash to his acting in Lamhe, the director replaced him with Sunny Deol. Deepak also lost Bekhudi to Kamal Sadanah, Suryavanshi to Salman Khan, and Junoon to Rahul Roy. In 1991, he was being considered a rival to the young upstart actors like Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan. And by 1993, he had run out of offers. That year, Deepak quit cinema and moved to the US, where he had been offered modelling contracts. His only release apart from Lamhe was N Chandra's Tejasvini, a box office bomb. After moving to New York City in 1994, Deepak changed his name to Dino Martelli. He continued modelling and also studied industrial engineering and designing. In 2018, he founded his own apparel brand and currently serves as its principal. He model-turned-fashion choreographer Lubna Adam. They live in NYC with their two sons - Kian and Kyle. The brothers followed into their father's footsteps and modelled for Manish Malhotra.
