ctor . ▁His ▁performance ▁in ▁An up ama ▁was ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁sou venir ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁National ▁Film ▁Awards ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁He ▁did ▁rom antic ▁roles ▁in ▁films ▁like ▁A aye ▁Milan ▁Ki ▁B ela , ▁A aya ▁S aw an ▁J ho om ke , ▁M ere ▁Hum d um ▁M ere ▁D ost , ▁P ya ar ▁Hi ▁P ya ar ▁and ▁Je e van ▁Mr ity u . ▁He ▁did ▁susp ense ▁thr ill ers ▁like ▁Sh ik ar , ▁Black mail , ▁Kab ▁Ky un ▁Aur ▁K ah an ▁and ▁ ▁Ke emat . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁Film fare ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁nom ination ▁for ▁an ▁action ▁hero ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁hit ▁film ▁M era ▁Ga on ▁M era ▁Des h . ▁Having ▁played ▁rom antic ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁action ▁hero ▁parts , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁a ▁vers atile ▁actor ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁His ▁most ▁successful ▁pair ing ▁was ▁with ▁H ema ▁Mal ini , ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁his ▁wife . ▁The ▁couple ▁played ▁together ▁in ▁many ▁films ▁including ▁R aja ▁Jan i , ▁Se eta ▁Aur ▁Ge eta , ▁Sh ar af at , ▁N aya ▁Zam ana , ▁Pat th ar ▁Aur ▁Pay al , ▁T um ▁H ase en ▁Main ▁J awa an , ▁Jug nu , ▁D ost , ▁Char as , ▁Ma a