Overview
- Dharmendra died on Monday at age 89 after a brief illness at his Juhu home in Mumbai, with final rites held at Pawan Hans Crematorium in Vile Parle.
- Film luminaries including Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, and Sanjay Dutt attended the funeral under tight security.
- In the republished interview, Ahana Deol said she hopes to inherit her father’s first car, a vintage Fiat she associates with his memories.
- She recalled a cherished childhood trip when Dharmendra spontaneously took her to his Lonavala farm after she asked to join him.
- Ahana also described feeling confused and upset as a child watching her parents perform romantic scenes on screen, a perspective that eased with time, and coverage notes his posthumous appearance in Sriram Raghavan’s Ikkis set for December 25, 2025.