Industry has become a sabzi mandi’

says Dharmendra when asked about his views on the current scenario in Bollywood

Veteran actor Dharmendra believes the film industry has become a sabzi mandi (vegetable market) nowadays with money becoming everything for the actors in the current scenario. The 82-year-old actor says the film world today is way different from what it was in his era as today actors are ready to do anything for money. "This industry has become a sabzi mandi today where you sell, buy and bargain for vegetables. The actors today are dancing and singing for money, go anywhere where money is, get involved in oil massages (pun intended). All for money. Money has everything now, something which was not there in our time," said Dharmendra.

Dharmendra has worked in more than 300 films in his career with hits like Phool Aur Patthar, Sholay, Yaadon Ki Baaraat, Mera

Gaon Mera Desh and Chupke Chupke to his credit. In his entire career Dharmendra was given one award by Filmfare in the beginning of his career for the best talent and then a lifetime achievement award in the end. Does he have any grudges?

"I went to receive the lifetime award solely because of Dilip Kumar. When I got to know that he will be presenting it to me, that was my award and went to get it just so that the person, the actor I have looked up to since the time I thought of becoming an actor, is going to give me an award," he said.

"There are certain things that you have to do and I don't want to talk about as such when it comes to awards. But, I can say that I never had that way on how you should take the awards. I never had that shrewd, cunning brain to get it. I don't want it and I am not interested in that! Your film is a hit, people, fans love you, that should be your award at least it is like that for me," Dharmendra added.