Dharmendra's son Bobby Deol wrote a long note remembering his father, Dharmendra, who would have turned 90 today, December 8. The legendary actor died last month, leaving the entire country in shock.
Bobby Deol shared a photo with Dharmendra. He started his post writing, "Mere Pyaare Papa aur Hamare Pyaare Dharam, Aapki soch main yeh likh raha hoon. Duniya mein itna pyaar nahi jitna aapne hum sabhi ko diya. Har muskurahat, har tapakte aansoo mein saath nibhaya, Har mushkil mein haath badhaya. Us tarah jis tarah sirf hum sab ke Dharam kar sakte the."
("My dear Papa and our beloved Dharam, I am writing this with your thoughts in mind. There isn't as much love in the world as you have given all of us. You stood by us in every smile, every tear that fell, and extended your hand in every difficulty - in a way that only our Dharam could.")
He added, "Aap star banne toh sabko saath leke haath thaam ke aage badhe, Kisi ka haath nahi chhoda. Aapke humare Punjab ke Dango ka, Sahnewal ka, Bharat ka jhanda garv se lehraya. He-Man ho aap sab ke, Lekin bachpan se hi aap mere hero ho."
("When you became a star, you moved forward holding everyone's hand, never letting go of anyone. You proudly waved the flag of our Punjab, Sahnewal, and India. You are everyone's He-Man, but since childhood, you have been my hero.")
"Aap hi se humne sapne dekhna seekha, Aap hi se humne atmvishwas karna seekha, Aapke sanskaar se hum Deol banne. Dil ho to aapke jaisa, Junoon ho to aapke jaisa, Pyaar karo to aapke jaisa, Insaan bano to aapke jaisa. Papa ho aap mere, Lekin Dharam ho aap hum sab ke," continued Bobby.
("It is from you that we learned to dream, from you that we learned to believe in ourselves. Your values made us Deols. If one has a heart, it should be like yours; if one has passion, it should be like yours; if one loves, it should be like yours; if one becomes a human, it should be like you. You are my Papa, but you are Dharam for all of us.")
"Proud to be yours. Happy Birthday, my precious Papa. Love you forever and always," Bobby concluded his emotional note.
Hema Malini, Esha Deol, and Sunny Deol also shared heartwarming posts remembering the icon. Dharmendra died on November 24 at 89.