Mumbai, Nov 27 – Aamir Khan recounted the touching reason he brought his son Azad to meet the legendary actor Dharmendra.
While on the sidelines of the 56th International Film Festival of India, the star explained how he’d developed a tight bond with Dharmendra, especially in the actor’s final year. Aamir said he met the veteran about seven or eight times. One of those meetings he chose to bring Azad along, wanting the boy to experience the work of a film icon he’d never seen.
Reflecting on Dharmendra, Aamir shared, “Well, I’ve grown up watching him and I mean he was known as the action hero and the he-man And of course he was extremely good, you know, portraying these strong characters in action films. He was very good at that. But I think people have, I don’t know whether people have really noticed, I think he is underrated. His performances in romance or different genres, he’s done so well.”
“He does amazing comedy, he does amazing romance, you know, dramas. So according to me, Dharamji was right up there as one of the finest actors that we have. So, I’ve really looked up to him always.”
Aamir added, “And I mean what a handsome person. Today in fact, I’m not there in Bombay but today is his prayer meeting unfortunately. I’m missing it. And I was very close to him because in the last, I would say last one year, I must have met him about 7-8 times. Because I used to really enjoy his company so I used to go and sit with him. One day I took Azad with me, you know, my son. I said I want you to meet someone because Azad has not seen his work really. But Azad came with me and we spent a couple of hours with him and it was really wonderful. You know, Dharamji was not only such a fine actor but he was a great human being.”
He went on to say, “He was so gentle. No matter who he would meet, whether it’s a colleague, whether it’s someone not from the industry, he would always be very warm and soft in meeting people. Always. So, he was a wonderful person, he was a great actor and it’s a great loss for all of us,” the ‘3 Idiots’ actor noted.
Aamir joined many other stars – including Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Jeetendra, Sanjay Dutt, Abhay Deol, Shatrughan Sinha and others – in paying tribute at Dharmendra’s funeral. The affectionately remembered Bollywood icon, known as the “He‑Man,” passed away on Nov 24 at 89.
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