Veteran actor Dharmendra passed away on November 24, leaving the industry grieving his loss. The late actor remained active in films until his final days and even had an upcoming release scheduled for next month. After his demise, Aamir Khan paid tribute to him at the ongoing 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. During a session, he revealed that Dharmendra was the only person who had watched Aamir’s upcoming production Lahore 1947, starring Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta. The film is based on Asghar Wajahat’s renowned play Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya, O Jammeya Nai.

Dharmendra watched Lahore 1947

Speaking about Dharmendra, Aamir expressed that he felt fortunate to have spent time with the legendary actor before his death. “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 it,” Aamir said. He added, “It’s not released yet, of course. But I’m so glad he got to watch it. It was one of his favourite scripts.”