The iconic actor seemed to be on the path to recovery after being released from the hospital, according to filmmaker Anil Sharma, a close family friend and longstanding collaborator of the Deols, who has revealed out about Dharmendra’s final days. Anil revealed that Dharmendra was receptive and gave everyone optimism when he paid him a visit at home. “I went to his home. Anil told Vickey Lalwani. He was well again. He would even move his hands and open his eyes. The doctors said that Dharamji bahut strong aadmi hai, and he was recuperating.”
“Doctors assured us he would recover, and even in the hospital, it looked like he would, he continued, adding that even the medical staff thought Dharmendra would recover. However, you are powerless to stop the indications of aging. Everyone was optimistic and believed that on December 8th, we would celebrate his birthday.” Next month would have been Dharmendra’s 90th birthday. Anil first directed the actor in Hukumat (1987), and the two had a lengthy creative journey together. Later, the two collaborated on Tahalka, Farishtay, and Elaan-E-Jung.
Many of Sunny Deol’s most successful movies, such as Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, The Hero: Love Story of a Spy, Singh Saab the Great, and Gadar 2, were also directed by the director. He directed Bobby Deol in Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo in 2004, and he got Bobby, Sunny, and Dharmendra Deols together in the family drama Apne in 2007.
