etime ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award ▁for ▁his ▁contribution ▁to ▁H indi ▁cinema . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁most ▁successful ▁actors ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Indian ▁cinema . One ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁notable ▁roles ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁film ▁Sh ol ay . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁of ▁India , ▁representing ▁B ikan er ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁Raj as than ▁from ▁B har ati ya ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁( B J P ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁India ' s ▁third - high est ▁civil ian ▁honour ▁Pad ma ▁Bh ush an ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁D harm endra ▁was ▁born ▁D har am ▁Singh ▁De ol ▁in ▁Nas ral i , ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁Lud h iana ▁district , ▁P un j ab ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December , ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁to ▁K ew al ▁K ish an ▁Singh ▁De ol ▁and ▁Sat w ant ▁K aur ▁in ▁a ▁P un j abi ▁J at ▁S ikh ▁family , ▁His ▁ancest ral ▁village ▁is ▁D ang on , ▁near ▁Pak how al ▁Te hs il ▁Ra ik ot , ▁Lud h iana . ▁ ▁He ▁spent ▁his ▁early ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Sah new al ▁and ▁studied ▁at ▁Government ▁Senior ▁Second ary ▁School ▁at ▁L al ton ▁Kal an , ▁Lud h iana , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁village ▁school ' s ▁head