Dharmendra Deol recalls living in a garage and working in a drilling firm

Bollywood icon Dharmendra continues to be a popular face among new generation fans, and the veteran actor today looks back fondly at the time when he lived in a garage and worked in a

drilling

firm.

"In my earlier days, I used to live in a garage because I didn't have a proper home in Mumbai. To survive in Mumbai, I worked in a drilling firm where I was paid Rs 200, and to earn some extra money I used to do overtime," he added.

The veteran actor became nostalgic on a TV reality show

Dharmendra, who hails from Punjab, was a top star of the seventies and eighties. His memorable films include '

Phool Aur Patthar

', 'Anupama', 'Seeta Aur Geeta' and '

Sholay

'. The recipient of Padma Bhushan has also produced films like 'Ghayal' and '

Yamla Pagla Deewana 2

'.