Bollywood’s ‘He-Man’ Dharmendra died on 24 November 2025 at the age of 90. The same day was the 90th birthday of his friend Salim Khan. The last rites took place at the Vile Parle crematorium. Veteran stars of the film industry came to bid him farewell.
Dharmendra Passes Away: Actor Dharmendra, famous as Heiman in Bollywood, died on 24 November. He breathed his last at the age of 90. Dharmendra’s birthday was coming after a few days i.e. on 8th December. Let us tell you that the day Dharmendra breathed his last, it is also the 90th birthday of his very special friend. This is a very strange coincidence.
After all, who is that special friend of Dharmendra?
That special friend of Dharmendra is none other than Salman Khan’s father Salim Khan. Actor writer Salim Khan was born on November 24, 1935 and today he is celebrating his 90th birthday. The special thing is that on the day of Salim Khan’s birthday, his best friend Dharmendra said goodbye to this world at the age of 90.
Dharmendra’s deep attachment to Salman Khan’s family
Let us tell you that Dharmendra had deep affection not only for Salman Khan’s father but also for his entire family. Salim-Javed were also the scriptwriters of Ramesh Sippy’s film ‘Sita Aur Geeta’ released in 1972. After this, Salim also wrote the script of the famous film ‘Sholay’ released in 1975, in which Dharmendra played the role of Veeru. In 1998, Dharmendra and Salim Khan were seen in Salman Khan’s movie ‘Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya’. In this he played the role of Kajol’s uncle. Salman Khan himself used to give Dharmendra the status of his father. Salim Khan had told in an interview that his and Dharmendra’s friendship is very old. Both have known each other since 1958-1959. We have seen a lot of struggle in life.
Veterans like Salman-Amitabh arrived to bid farewell to Dharmendra
Dharmendra’s last rites were performed on Monday 24 November at Vile Parle crematorium in Mumbai. During this time, apart from the Deol family members, many veteran Bollywood actors also arrived. Salman Khan himself and his father Salim Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar and Sanjay Dutt bid him farewell with tearful eyes.