Dharmendra And His Love For Paranthas: Ikkis Co-Star Suhasini Mulay Remembers Moments With Late Actor On Set

The news of Dharmendra's passing away has left the film industry and his fans grieving. After battling a prolonged illness, the legendary actor breathed his last at the age of 89 on November 24. Several celebrities, including Karan Johar, Akshay Kumar, and JR NTR, among many others, shared moving tributes to the veteran actor. His last rites took place in Pawan Hans cremation ground and were attended by the Deol family along with industry members, including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Salim Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and others. The makers of the late actor's final film, Ikkis, unveiled the first look poster. The film features him playing Agastya Nanda’s grandfather, Brigadier ML Khetarpal. Veteran actress Suhasini Mulay, who plays his on-screen wife in the film, recalled the moments she spent with the actor on set.

Dharmendra's Ikkis Co-Star Suhasini Mulay Remembers Him

In an interview with News18, Suhasini shared her experience of working with Dharmendra in the film. She shared, "I fondly remember this one scene with Dharmendra ji. His character is leaving to go to a college reunion after 50-60 years. My character teases him, ‘Haan haan, tum jaaoge toh Huma se zaroor milna.’ Our son asks him who Huma is. We were supposed to end the scene on this note. But Dharmendra ji says, ‘Huma is Huma. Can’t forget her.’"

Praising his comic timing, Suhasini stated, "Even though he was old and ailing, he hadn’t lost his sense of timing at all. We did very little work on Ikkis as I had only had very few scenes with him."

 

 

 

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Dharmendra And His love For Paranthas

Suhasini also shared a memorable incident from the Ikkis set. She said, "He was a very grounded man despite being such a big superstar. I remember that we were staying at a five-star hotel. He was speaking to our director Sriram Raghavan. He was telling him that he wanted to eat a parantha but he wasn’t allowed to have it. I told him that I just had a parantha. He told me, ‘Arrey, bol na tha. Mere liye aap smuggle kar leti ek do. Paranthe khaane chahiye – ghee daalke dahi ke saath khaane chahiye.’ We had a good laugh over it."

Suhasini also recalled how grounded and Chivalrous Dharmendra was. “He was very chivalrous. The first time that we met, he got up with some difficulty and offered me his chair. I told him to sit and that I would ask for another chair. But he told me, ‘Aap baithengi, tabhi main baithunga, nahi toh main kaise baith sakta hoon?’ He was such a huge star but he didn’t let anybody feel it at all. People would come and take photographs with him. He couldn’t stand up. But they would sit with him and click pictures. He never shooed anybody away," the actress added.

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With a remarkable career spanning over six decades and more than 300 films to his credit, the He-Man of Bollywood, Dharmendra, has left behind a lasting legacy. His last appearance was in Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya in 2024. His final film Ikkis, is all set to hit theatres on December 25, co-starring Agastya Nanda.