Overview
- New coverage ties the look-back to Dharmendra’s final film, Ikkis, reaching theatres at the start of 2026.
- Dharmendra’s Naukar Biwi Ka opened on July 22, 1983, directed by Rajkumar Kohli with Bappi Lahiri’s soundtrack and strong box-office returns after the hit song Zamana To Hai Naukar Biwi Ka.
- Sunny Deol debuted two weeks later with Betaab on August 5, 1983, directed by Rahul Rawail and written by Javed Akhtar, and the film finished as the year’s second highest grosser.
- Betaab’s R. D. Burman score, including Jab Hum Jawan Honge, and its Kashmir locations helped drive its popularity, with a valley later informally known as Betaab Valley.
- Reports recall the rare father–son box-office moment, note Akhtar’s first solo superhit credit, and cite Dharmendra’s role in casting Amrita Singh after meeting her in Delhi.