Actress Urvashi Rautela has candidly shared the emotional impact of veteran actor Dharmendra’s passing.
In a heartfelt Instagram post, she mentioned struggling to work or fully process her emotions after his death. Urvashi expressed her grief over the deep void left by the legendary actor, sharing a throwback video from her debut film, “Singh Saab the Great,” where she was seen performing alongside Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, and Dharmendra.
In her lengthy caption, Urvashi wrote, “Sometimes life gives you moments so precious that you don’t realise they will one day become memories that hurt and heal at the same time. My debut big film as a Lead … my first step into cinema… and destiny placed me in the presence of legends. Sunny Deol sir, Bobby Deol sir… and the man whose name my family spoke with reverence — Dharmendra ji.”
Reflecting on her early days, she recalled, “I was barely 18 and a half then… naïve, nervous, knowing nothing about the world I had stepped into. And yet there I was, sitting beside him between shots. Two chairs. A quiet corner. Me, trembling with inexperience… and him, speaking with a gentleness that could calm storms. Those were not just conversations … they were blessings. His words were warmth, wisdom, and light. Even today, when I close my eyes, I can feel those moments resting gently inside my heart.”
Urvashi further noted, “For the past 15 days, I haven’t been okay. I haven’t been able to work or process myself emotionally. And I know… honestly… nobody really cares about someone else’s silent pain. But my heart needed to speak. Because some grief refuses to stay inside. My parents always told me her first memory of a film shoot in Nainital — and how the entire world seemed to glow because Dharmendra ji was there. Growing up, I kept hearing: “There will never be another hero as magnetic, as handsome, or as pure as him.”
The post continued, “Never did I imagine that my own debut film… my very first song… would give me the honour of sharing the screen with that same legend. Some blessings are too big to understand when they arrive; you only realise their magnitude when your heart aches with gratitude. Dharmendra ji… We will all miss you. I will miss you.”
She concluded with, “One can never truly express how much love, how many prayers, how many silent wishes rise from within for someone who touched their soul. But I hope you receive them, wherever you are. Thank you… for your kindness, your teachings, your warmth. I will carry your blessings with me for the rest of my life. Thank you, thank you, thank you. For everything.”
Veteran actor Dharmendra passed away at the age of 89 on November 24 at his Mumbai home, just 12 days after being discharged from Breach Candy Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment.