<p>Always vocal about his admiration for megastar Amitabh Bachchan, veteran actor Dharmendra has called his good friend the "engine" of Hindi film industry.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The two, whose on-screen bromance in films like "Sholay" and "Chupke Chupke" endeared them to the audience, have kept their friendship alive even though they don't get to share screen space now.<br /><br />"He is the engine of the industry, everyone is trailing him... He never gets tired... Today he did this, tomorrow he will do that and day after something else.<br /><br />"May God give him a long life.. He is like my younger brother. Whatever he does will be a lesson for all of us," the 80-year-old said about Bachchan. Dharmendra was speaking at the album launch of actress-wife Hema Malini.<br /><br />The event was also attended by Bachchan, his actress-wife Jaya and filmmaker Ramesh Sippy.<br /><br />The only time the four veteran stars have shared screen space was in 1975 in Ramesh Sippy's blockbuster "Sholay". Bachchan said it was a rare occasion when the "Sholay" team had re-united.<br /><br />"So many people associated from the same film sharing a stage, I think it has happened after many years. Dharam ji and Hema ji stay behind my house.<br /><br />"If I shout, my voice reaches his place. If I walk two steps from my house, I'll reach her place. But we don't get to meet like this. I am glad Hema ji organised this event so we all got to meet each other," the 73-year-old legend said. </p>
<p>Always vocal about his admiration for megastar Amitabh Bachchan, veteran actor Dharmendra has called his good friend the "engine" of Hindi film industry.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The two, whose on-screen bromance in films like "Sholay" and "Chupke Chupke" endeared them to the audience, have kept their friendship alive even though they don't get to share screen space now.<br /><br />"He is the engine of the industry, everyone is trailing him... He never gets tired... Today he did this, tomorrow he will do that and day after something else.<br /><br />"May God give him a long life.. He is like my younger brother. Whatever he does will be a lesson for all of us," the 80-year-old said about Bachchan. Dharmendra was speaking at the album launch of actress-wife Hema Malini.<br /><br />The event was also attended by Bachchan, his actress-wife Jaya and filmmaker Ramesh Sippy.<br /><br />The only time the four veteran stars have shared screen space was in 1975 in Ramesh Sippy's blockbuster "Sholay". Bachchan said it was a rare occasion when the "Sholay" team had re-united.<br /><br />"So many people associated from the same film sharing a stage, I think it has happened after many years. Dharam ji and Hema ji stay behind my house.<br /><br />"If I shout, my voice reaches his place. If I walk two steps from my house, I'll reach her place. But we don't get to meet like this. I am glad Hema ji organised this event so we all got to meet each other," the 73-year-old legend said. </p>