New Delhi: Actors Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol organized a prayer meeting in the memory of their late father and the veteran star Dharmendra not only attracted attention with his outspokenness Along with the sadness was the notable absence of his second wife, Hema Malini, and their daughters, Esha Deol and Ahana Deol.
Hema Malini organized a separate prayer ceremony
Questions were raised over the absence of Hema Malini and her daughters in the primary memorial meeting. Instead, at the same time, the actress hosted a separate prayer ceremony at her residence.
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When the prayer meeting of the Deol family was going on, a Pandit was seen coming to Hema’s house. Later, celebrities including Mahima Chaudhary, Sunita Ahuja and her son Yashvardhan were seen attending the function at Hema Malini’s residence. Esha Deol’s ex-husband Bharat Takhtani also came to pay tribute to her.
Sunita Ahuja later confirmed on screen that Hema had organized a bhajan sandhya. She said, “Hema ji had adopted the path of Bhagavad Geeta and bhajans. So, we all listened to bhajans. I could not stop crying in front of Hema ji.”
Family Division for Memorials of the Day
The main prayer meeting in Mumbai was organized by Dharmendra’s first wife Prakash Kaur along with their sons Sunny and Bobby Deol. During the entire ceremony, no member of Hema Malini’s family was seen at the venue.
Dharmendra, who married Prakash Kaur in 1954, has four children, Sunny, Bobby, Vijeta and Ajita. He had two daughters, Isha and Ahana, from Hema Malini.
on thursday, Hema Malini took to social media to pay emotional tribute to her late husband“Dharam ji
He was many things to me. Loving husband, father to our two girls Isha and Ahana, friend, philosopher, guide, poet, my go-to person in every time of need – truly, he was everything to me! And has always gone through good and bad times. He endeared himself to all the members of my family by his easy, friendly ways, always showing affection and interest to them all.
As a public personality, his brilliance, his humility despite his popularity and his universal appeal established him as a unique icon among all the greats. His lasting fame and achievements in the film industry will remain forever.
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My personal loss is indescribable and the void created will last a lifetime. After years together, I have countless memories to relive so many special moments…” she wrote on X.
Celebrities join Deol family in Mumbai
The Deol family hosted a public memorial event titled “Celebration of Life” at a hotel in Mumbai. Dharmendra’s first wife Prakash Kaur attended the ceremony along with all their children Sunny, Bobby, Vijeta and Ajita. Actor Abhay Deol was also present along with his grandsons Karan and Rajveer Deol.
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Many Bollywood stars including Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Vidya Balan, Shabana Azmi, Jackie Shroff, Sidharth Malhotra, Suniel Shetty, Ameesha Patel, Fardeen Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Sonu Sood, Anu Malik, Subhash Ghai, Abbas-Mustan and filmmaker Anil Sharma paid tribute to him.
Dharmendra passes away
Dharmendra died at the age of 89 on 24 November, a few weeks before his 90th birthday on 8 December. He was recently discharged from Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai and is recovering at home. The last rites of the legendary actor were performed in Mumbai on November 25.