Veteran actor Dharmendra remembered late actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor on his 99th birth anniversary. He took to X last week to share a throwback black and white picture with the actor.
In the monochrome picture, Dharmendra and Raj Kapoor shared a conversation while holding hands. Both of them wore suits as they sat next to each other at an event. Dharmendra dropped the picture and tweeted, “Happy Birthday Raj sahab (folding hands emoji) we miss you! You will always be remembered with great love and respect (folded hands emoji).”
Born in Peshawar to father-actor Prithviraj Kapoor and Ramsarni Mehra, Raj Kapoor had a remarkable career. He won many accolades including three National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards in India. He is known as the Showman of Indian cinema. He appeared in films such as ‘Shree 420,’ ‘Aag,’ ‘Chori Chori,' ‘Anari,’ ‘Sangam,’ ‘Mera Naam Joker’ and many others.
Dharmendra recently celebrated his 88th birthday. Taking to Instagram, he shared a video to thank people for their love and expressed gratitude to fans. He wrote, “Friends, love you all for your loving response on 88th Birthday.” This year, he also came out of his residence and celebrated his birthday with his fans and paparazzi stationed outside his home. He was accompanied by his elder son and actor Sunny Deol.
On the work front, Dharmendra will be next seen in the untitled romantic drama film which also features Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon in the lead roles. Apart from that, he also has director Sriram Raghavan's next ‘Ekkis’ which also features Amitabh Bachchan's grandson Agastya Nanda. The film currently has a release date of January 10, 2025.