{"id":173274,"date":"2025-12-08T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T07:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/173274\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T07:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T07:00:07","slug":"esha-deol-painfully-misses-her-father-dharmendra-pens-an-emotional-tribute-we-are-always-together-papa-be-it-heaven-or-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/173274\/","title":{"rendered":"Esha Deol \u2018painfully misses\u2019 her father, Dharmendra; Pens an emotional tribute, \u2018We are always together, Papa. Be it heaven or earth\u2019 |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Esha Veteran actor Dharmendra<\/a>\u2019s demise on November 24, 2025, just weeks before his 90th birthday on December 8, 2025, left everyone in a state of profound grief and shock. Though the actor has left the mortal world, his memories continue to live in the hearts of his family, friends and admirers. Recalling the late actor on his special day, Esha Deol has penned a heartfelt note, celebrating the life she had with her father, Dharmendra. <\/p>\n

Esha Deol remembers dad Dharmendra, writes a heartwarming post<\/p>\n

On December 8th, 2025, Dharmendra would have celebrated his 90th birthday, had he been with us. However, as aforementioned, he left behind a treasure trove of memories, and recalling those, remembering every sweet moment, his daughter Esha Deol penned an emotional note. <\/p>\n

When Esha Deol Called Dharmendra & Hema Malini ‘Excellent Babysitters’!<\/p>\n

She wrote, \u201cTo my darling Papa. Our pact, the strongest bond. \u2018Us\u2019 through all our lifetimes, all the realms and beyond\u2026 We are always together, Papa. Be it heaven or earth. We are one. For now, I have very tenderly, carefully and preciously tucked you in my heart\u2026 deep, deep inside to carry on with me for the rest of this lifetime.\u201d\u201cThe magical, precious memories\u2026 life lessons, the teachings, the guidance, the warmth, the unconditional love, the dignity and the strength you have given me as your daughter cannot be replaced or matched by any other. I so painfully miss you, Papa\u2026 your warm protective hugs that felt like the cosiest blanket, holding your soft yet strong hands which had unspoken messages, and your voice calling out my name that followed with endless conversations, laughter and shayaris,\u201d she continued. With the promise to take her legacy ahead, she concluded, \u201cYour motto, \u2018always be humble, be happy, healthy and strong\u2019, I promise to continue your legacy with pride and respect. And I will try my best to spread your love to the millions who love you as I do. I love you, Papa. Your darling daughter, your Esha, your Bittu.\u201dEsha accompanied the letter with beautiful pictures of her and Dharmendra.<\/p>\n

About Dharmendra\u2019s demise<\/p>\n

Dharmendra\u2019s health raised concerns earlier as well, but in November, when the actor got admitted to Breach Candy Hospital, things took a more serious turn. His family issued a statement confirming that the actor was recovering. However, on 24 November, Dharmendra, at the age of 89, breathed his last at his home in Juhu. He was cremated by the family at Pawan Hans Crematorium, in the presence of only close relatives and friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Veteran actor Dharmendra\u2019s demise on November 24, 2025, just weeks before his 90th birthday on December 8, 2025,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173275,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[111678,8299,93561,156,8303,41906,409,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-173274","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-celebrate-life","9":"tag-dharmendra","10":"tag-emotional-tribute","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-esha-deol","13":"tag-father-daughter-bond","14":"tag-movies","15":"tag-new-zealand","16":"tag-newzealand","17":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}