Dharmendra, Prosenjit Chatterjee and Arvind Vaidya were honoured with the Padma awards on Monday.
Actor and Bharatiya Janata Party member of Parliament Hema Malini on Monday evening received the Padma Vibhushan on behalf of her late husband and cinema icon Dharmendra, who passed away on November 24, 2025.
Film folk attended Producer and former censor chief Pahlaj Nihalani's prayer meeting over the weekend.
'Whenever I feel low, I watch Chupke Chupke.'
Film folk pay their last respects to Anand Sagar, who passed away on February 13.
Hema's father couldn't contain his rage and almost physically pushed Dharmendra out of the house. 'Why don't you get out of my daughter's life? You are a married man, you can't marry my daughter,' he repeatedly yelled. But a pleading, helplessly sentimental and slightly inebriated Dharam could not be budged.
'If I count how many films I refused and how many heroines got awards in those films...'
Hema Malini discusses the family's decision to hold separate prayer meetings after Dharmendra's death, emphasizing it was a private matter. She also shares memories of Dharmendra and their life together.
A prayer meet was held for Dharmendra at the Taj Lands End hotel in Bandra, north west Mumbai.
The prayer meet was attended by Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President J P Nadda and many more ministers and parliamentarians.
'Dharamji would have been very happy. He felt he never got recognition for his performances.'
'He knows people in a small town like Karur would give anything for a glimpse of the superstar.'
On Monday, May 25, President Droupadi Murmu presented the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awards for the year 2026 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Rememembering the lack of funds when making Meera, Gulzarsaab said, "I asked her to work in the film without taking any money and she said this is a film which she would like to watch with her children and their children."
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'I was so busy doing Tamil and Telugu films that I didn't get time to consider Hindi films.'
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After Hema Malini posted her touching tribute to her husband Dharmendra, she followed it with more pictures of their beautiful life together.
'Dharmendra was paying a little extra attention to me and she didn't like it.'
'He was everything to me! And always has been through good times and bad.'
It's not everyday that we get to interview the mesmerising Hema Malini.
'I just took the Almighty's name and plunged into it.'
It is impossible to discuss Asha Bhosle without mentioning the word 'versatility', notes Dinesh Raheja.
Hema Malini surprised Mumbai commuters when she took the Metro one fine day to travel to the far flung north suburb of Dahisar.
Actor-turned-politician Hema Malini was spotted travelling by the Mumbai Metro.
'Ashaji was unlike any other, a voice that defined not only one generation but across a span of cinematic universe! I was and have been the massive fan of her voice, her art, her personality...'
'In culture, patriotism and modernity, the dream of a developed India, you see the pulsating energy of a New India.'
'In today's day and age of instant success, Hema is a legend beyond the definitions of superstardom.'
Dharmendra was discharged from Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital on Wednesday morning after the family decided to take him home for treatment, his doctor told PTI.
'Today's girls are freer than the earlier generation. They perform more freely.'
Hema Malini is a rare Bharatiya Janata Party star politician who has been asked to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha election for a third time.
On the basis of his rogueish Veeru in Sholay and Parimal in Chupke Chupke, Dharmendra softened his He-Man image and went on to do a series of charming comedies.
'Dharamji's health is a matter of great concern for us.'
'Even Wikipedia has fallen for it. Who are these so-called sources spreading false news?'
'Work should be done in accordance with Parliament's rules. They don't do it and they have been suspended'
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