Esha Deol wishes papa Dharmendra was there

Actress says she wished father Dharmendra was there in his ‘crisp white shirt & blue suit’ to collect his Padma award 

Late Bollywood legend Dharmendra was recently honoured with the prestigious Padma award, making his entire family and fans emotional and proud. His actress daughter Esha Deol took to her social media to pen a heartfelt note remembering her father and expressing how deeply the family missed his presence during the special moment. 

Sharing emotional glimpses from the ceremony, Esha wrote, “A moment of pride A moment of emotion, How we so deeply wished he was present today dressed in a crisp white shirt and blue suit looking as handsome as always with excitement of a young boy going to receive the prestigious award. Yesterday as my mother represented our family and received the award. And the youngest of us Ahana represented all the 6 of us his children & shed tears & clapped in honour of our father A man who we love, who we cherish, who we miss & who we proudly call our papa. Forever in our hearts (sic).” 

On May 25, veteran actress and BJP MP Hema Malini received the prestigious honour on behalf of her late husband Dharmendra, through the hands of the country’s honourable President Dr. Draupadi Murmu.