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Topic: Dharmendra

Dharmendra, Zubeen Garg, Sulakshana Pandit—the stars India lost in 2025

The year 2025 witnessed the deaths of some of India’s most beloved film stars, musicians, and comedians.

Hema Malini shares emotional post on late-husband Dharmendra’s 90th birth anniversary

Actress-politician Malini expressed her pain and gratitude for their joyful years together in an Instagram post after the veteran Indian actor's recent death.

The 1960s shifted something for Dharmendra. He became a bhadralok

From a prison doctor in Bandini, Dharmendra matured into a superstar by the mid-70s, and played Veeru in the blockbuster Sholay.

Salman Khan cries on Bigg Boss watching Dharmendra clip: ‘You are a lot like me’

‘They held his prayer meet with so much grace and honour. Everyone was crying, but there was a decorum—a celebration of life. Hats off to Bobby and Sunny,’ Salman Khan said.

Loafer is proof of Dharmendra’s unmatched versatility

The film's appeal rests on three pillars: Dharmendra’s magnetism, Mumtaz’s glamour, and Laxmikant-Pyarelal's evergreen score.

Dharmendra was the king of everyman advertising, Rajdoot bikes to Ford tractors

Salt-of-the-earth star Dharmendra was the ideal ambassador for brands wanting to win the loyalty of small-town and rural India.

Dharmendra’s last poem is out. ‘Aj Bhi Ji Karda Hai’

Shared by Maddock Films on social media, the video shows Dharmendra stepping into a Punjab village home, reuniting with familiar faces, and touching the soil he longed for.

Gujarat vows not to repeat slip ups from 2010 Commonwealth Games & ‘lethal air’ endangering young lives

International press quotes officials in Gujarat saying they won’t repeat 2010’s mistakes; Delhi’s hazardous air quality crisis, and tributes to actor Dharmendra also in news.

Hema Malini shares emotional post, calls Dharmendra’s death an ‘indescribable’ loss

The actor-politician, in a post on Instagram, said the “vacuum” left by Dharmendra will last a lifetime, adding she is holding on to “memories” from their years together.

Dharmendra’s era judged deeds. Today, the Meat Police judges Ranbir Kapoor’s diet

When Ranbir Kapoor was cast in Ramayana, the PR team said he would give up meat during the filming — a silly thing to do because it put the Meat Police on high alert.

On Camera

Trump is tying his legacy to whatever happens in Venezuela

A bad turn in Venezuela would raise the same questions that have dogged the unlawful US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean: Why now, and why at all?

Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.