Overview
- Sharma says Dharmendra asked him in September to craft a powerful comeback role and repeated the request three times, prompting a promise to write it.
- The filmmaker detailed the exchange on December 6 in an appearance on Hussain Zaidi’s YouTube channel Hussain Zaidi Files.
- Dharmendra died on November 24 at his Juhu residence at age 89, weeks before his 90th birthday on December 8.
- Sharma recalls visiting after the actor’s hospital discharge and says doctors described Dharmendra as very strong as he showed signs of recovery.
- Posthumous developments include reports of his sons immersing his ashes in the Ganga and the film Ikkis scheduled for a December 25 theatrical release.