MUMBAI: Actor Chandan Roy Sanyal penned a heartfelt note as he remembered late star Dharmendra and his maiden 1966 Bangla film “Paari”, which was later adapted in Hindi as Anokha Milan, which was released in 1972.
Chandan took to Instagram, where he penned a long and a thoughtful note for Dharmendra, who passed away aged 89 on November 24.
He wrote: “Waqt laga likhne mein… jab sab thamm jaaye, ruk jaaye. Dharam ji. Hero — woh hero jo is desh ki Hindi cinema ki pehchaan hai. Woh alaukik sitaara jinhone 6 dashakon tak ek chhatr raaj kiya logon ke dil mein. Woh sitaara jo Hindi cinema ka paryaya-vaachi ban gaye.”
“(It took me time to write these words… when everything felt still, when the heart just stopped. Dharam ji… a true hero — the kind of hero who became the very identity of Hindi cinema. That divine, alaukik sitara who ruled the hearts of audiences for six decades. A star who became a synonym for Hindi films itself.)”
The actor talked about getting the opportunity to work with Dharmendra in the 2011 film “Tell Me O Kkhuda”.