Aamir Khan Shares Dharmendra’s Heartfelt Reaction To Sunny Deol’s Lahore 1947: 'One Of His Favourite…'

Aamir Khan recently reflected on his connection with Dharmendra at the 56th International Film Festival of India shortly after the iconic actor's passing on November 24. Khan added that the late veteran actor had seen Sunny Deol starrer Lahore 1947 prior to its release and expressed how much he treasured the time he spent with Dharmendra over the past year. Many in the film industry have been grieving over Dharmendra's demise, and Aamir Khan reflected back on the times and experiences he shared with him.

Aamir Khan recalled watching Dharmendra Lahore 1947 before its official release during his talk at the festival. "In fact, Lahore 1947, the film we have made with Sunny, I had the good fortune of showing him the film. So he has seen the film." 

Aamir Khan went on to say how happy he was to share the movie, emphasising how important the script was to Dharmendra. "It's not released yet, of course. But I am so glad he got to see the film. Because this was one of his favourite scripts," he added.

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Recalling his equation with Dharmendra, Aamir Khan expressed his regret for missing the actor's November 27 prayer meeting. "Today, in fact, I’m not there in Bombay, but today is his prayer meeting, unfortunately. I’m missing it. And I was very close to him because in the last, I would say last one year, I must have met him about 7-8 times. Because I used to really enjoy his company so I used to go and sit with him."

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About Lahore 1947

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Lahore 1947, directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and starring Sunny Deol, is based on the highly regarded play Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya, O Jamyai Ni by Asghar Wajahat. It is produced by Aamir Khan. The movie, which explores concepts of displacement and connection during the Partition, has special meaning for those involved because of Dharmendra's admiration for its story.

Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Ali Fazal, and Karan Deol are among the cast members of Lahore 1947, along with Aamir Khan and director Rajkumar Santoshi. Audiences are still looking forward to the production, which is a big project with more emotional resonance now that Dharmendra is no longer with us.