Dharmendra passed away a couple of weeks befor his 90th birthday which would have been on the 8th December. He is the only actor to give SEVEN HITS in a year and not only once but it happened twice in 1973 and 1987. The 1973 record can be seen here. In 1987 he had 10 releases including two long delayed films and seven of them scored at the box office including the top grosser of the year Hukumat.

The 1973 record would hold the edge to 1987 as the films were bigger but still to get seven HITS in a year is pretty much unthinkable. It is today and even that time the norm was 3-4.  The films in 1987 were generally action films catering to the masses and apart from Hukumat they were multistarrers but Dharmendra was the main selling point of these films. Even if the role was lesser in screen time he would be dominating the posters.

The 1980's was pretty similar to the situation today when metro audience had shifted to video and today that reads streaming but the industry was able to shift fast enough to the needs of the audience which has not been the case today. The early eighties saw Dharmendra delevring less HITS than earlier though all the films opened very well but in 1987 it came together as the openings were huge and the films suatined as well. These seven hits in a year came when it was the 27th year of his career which itself is also unthinkable as it will not be the peak of the career. The 1987 releases for Dharmendra went as follows.

Hukumat - Blockbuster

Aag Hi Aag - Super Hit

Loha - Hit

Watan Ke Rakhwale - Hit

Insaaniyat Ke Dushman - Hit

Insaaf Kaun Karega - Hit

Dadagiri - Hit

Insaaf Ki Pukaar - Average

Jaan Hatheli Pe - Average (Long Delayed)

Mera Dharam Mera Karam - Flop (Long Delayed)

Mard Ki Zubaan - Flop (Extended Guest Role)