Veteran actress Hema Malini is set to celebrate 60 years in Indian cinema with Hema Malini Live in Concert – The Dream Girl’s Diamond Jubilee Charity Concert, to be held on July 10 in Mumbai.

Ahead of the concert, Hema reflected on her six-decade journey in films at a press conference. She recalled how the milestone only truly sank in after show producer Anirudh Chawla pointed it out to her.

“When he pointed out that I had completed 60 years in cinema, my entire journey came rushing back to me — scene by scene. I remembered all the actors I had worked with, all the directors, photographers, cinematographers, comedians, countless heroes, producers, lyricists, music directors and all those unforgettable songs. Everything came flooding back because we discussed all these memories together,” she said.

Hema admitted she initially felt the timing wasn’t right to celebrate the milestone. “I said this was not the time, but Anirudh insisted it was, because we are already losing so many people from the industry. So many great artistes who were once with us are no longer here,” she added.

The evening will also pay tribute to her late husband, Dharmendra. “Dharam ji always shared a wonderful bond with the entire film fraternity, especially the workers. He treated everyone with warmth and affection,” she said.

Adding a charitable element to the celebrations, Rs. 10 lakh from the concert’s ticket proceeds will be donated to support members of CINTAA and FWICE.

The musical evening will feature performances by Kavita Krishnamurti, Suresh Wadkar, Anup Jalota, Anu Malik, Padmini Kolhapure, Vijayta Pandit, Sushma Shrestha, Shabbir Kumar and Sudesh Bhosle.

Several of Hema Malini’s longtime collaborators, including Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Rakesh Roshan, Javed Akhtar, Ramesh Sippy, Subhash Ghai, Umesh Mehra, Sanjay Khan and Anandji Virji Shah, are expected to attend the celebrations and will be felicitated for their contributions to her cinematic journey.