After Bollywood’s He-Man Dharmendra passed away in November last year, his family, friends and millions of fans were left heartbroken. But what shocked many was that the veteran superstar’s family held separate prayer meets for him. The first was hosted by Dharam Paaji’s sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol on November 27 at Taj Lands End in Mumbai. On the same day, Dharmendra’s wife Hema Malini, who did not attend the Deol’s prayer meet, organised a Gita Paath at her home. Hema and her daughters Esha Deol and Ahana Deol later hosted a separate prayer meet in Delhi on December 11. Well, in a new interview, Hema has now broken her silence on the same.
Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Esha Deol and Hema Malini at Dharmendra’s prayer meets
Last month, Indian novelist and columnist Shobhaa De had claimed that Hema Malini was left out by Dharmendra’s first family after his demise. Well, in a chat with TOI, Hema has now shared, “Yeh humare ghar ka personal mamla hai. We talked to each other. I kept one prayer meet at my home because my group of people are different. Then, I kept one in Delhi because I am in politics, and it was important for me to keep a prayer meeting there for my friends from that field. Mathura is my constituency, and the people there are mad about him. So, I kept a prayer meeting there as well. I am happy with what I did.”
When asked if Dharam Paaji’s Lonavala farmhouse could be turned into a museum for fans, Hema shared, “I think Sunny is planning to do something on those lines. He will definitely do it. Everything is happening in a nice way. So there’s no need to worry ki yeh do alag families hai, pata nahi kya hoga. Kisiko itni fikr karne ki zaroorat nahi hai. Hum log ekdum achche hai.”
Hema also shared that she is now returning to work, as that would make her husband Dharam ji happy. We wish her and the rest of the family peace.