Acclaimed actor Naseeruddin Shah expressed his grief on the passing of Dharmendra, calling him irreplaceable and reflecting fondly on their long friendship and professional association. 

Naseeruddin took to Instagram, where he shared a poster of the 1985 film Ghulami, where he worked with Dharmendra for the first time. The socio-political drama was directed by J. P. Dutta. It featured the late star Dharmendra played Ranjit Singh Choudhary and Shah portrayed Thakur Sultan Singh.