{"id":303824,"date":"2025-11-24T13:38:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/303824\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T13:38:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:38:37","slug":"end-of-an-era-film-industry-pays-heartfelt-homage-to-movie-legend-dharmendra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/303824\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018End of an era\u2019: Film industry pays heartfelt homage to movie legend Dharmendra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A \u201cbonafide legend\u201d of Indian cinema, \u201can inspiration for generations\u201d and the \u201coriginal He-Man\u201d is how celebrities, including Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and Karan Johar, remembered Dharmendra who breathed his last on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Dharmendra, the star who wrote himself into showbiz legend in a 65-year career spanning 300 films ranging from \u201cSatyakam\u201d to \u201cSholay\u201d, passed away at the age of 89, according to a police statement. However, there has been no confirmation from the family.<\/p>\n<p>Akshay shared a photo of the late cinema star, saying Dharmendra would continue to live on through his movies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrowing up, Dharmendra ji was the hero every boy wanted to be&#8230; our industry\u2019s original He-Man, thank you for inspiring generations. You\u2019ll live through your movies and the love\u00a0 you spread. Om shanti,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Growing up, Dharmendra ji was the hero every boy wanted to be\u2026our industry\u2019s original He-Man.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for inspiring generations.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll live on through your films and the love you spread. Om Shanti \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vj6OzV20Xz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Vj6OzV20Xz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akshaykumar\/status\/1992884816912805888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">November 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ajay remembered Dharmendra for his \u201cwarmth, generosity and presence\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe industry has lost a legend&#8230; and we\u2019ve lost someone who has shaped the very soul of our cinema. Rest in peace Dharam ji, Om Shanti,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Heartbroken to hear about Dharam ji. His warmth, generosity and presence inspired generations of artists.<\/p>\n<p>The industry has lost a legend\u2026 and we\u2019ve lost someone who shaped the very soul of our cinema.<\/p>\n<p>Rest in peace, Dharam ji.<\/p>\n<p>Om Shanti \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ajaydevgn\/status\/1992877573580439726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">November 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Karan, who directed Dharmendra in his 2023 directorial \u201cRocky aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani\u201d, posted a long note on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is an end of an ERA\u2026.. a massive mega star\u2026 the embodiment of a HERO in mainstream cinema\u2026 incredibly handsome and the most enigmatic screen presence \u2026 he is and will always be a bonafide Legend of Indian Cinema\u2026 defining and richly present in the pages of cinema history \u2026 but mostly he was the best human being\u2026 he was so loved by everyone in our industry,\u201d the director wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Karan said Dharmendra\u2019s death has left \u201ca gaping hole in the industry\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe only had immense love and positivity for everyone&#8230;\u00a0 there will always be the one and only DHARAMJI\u2026 we love you kind Sir\u2026. We will miss you so much\u2026. The heavens are blessed today\u2026. It will always be my blessing to have worked with you\u2026. And my heart says with respect, reverence and love,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan shared series of pictures on her Instagram handle and captioned them, \u201cForever in power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Farhan Akhtar sent his condolences to the Deol family and said Dharmendra would \u201cforever remain irreplaceable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA big, big loss to the entire film world&#8230; Thank you for six decades of entertainment. We are fortunate to have experienced your warmth, your kindness, your generosity, your charm, your intensity and your wit, on and off the screen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Suniel Shetty posted, \u201cStrength wrapped in grace. Stardom wrapped in warmth. Heroism wrapped in a pure heart. Thats the legacy of Dharam Paaji. To the world he was the He-Man. To those who knew him, he was pure warmth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dharmendra, born Dharam Singh Deol in Punjab in 1935, enjoyed a remarkable six-decade career, featuring in over 300 films and headlining classics such as \u201cSholay\u201d, \u201cChupke Chupke\u201d, \u201cSatyakam, \u201cAnupama\u201d, \u201cSeeta Aur Geeta\u201d and many others. He was widely celebrated for his versatility across action, romance and comedy.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A \u201cbonafide legend\u201d of Indian cinema, \u201can inspiration for generations\u201d and the \u201coriginal He-Man\u201d is how celebrities, including&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":303825,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,24994,75],"class_list":{"0":"post-303824","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-celebrities","11":"tag-dharmendra","12":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}