'Papa Humesha Mere Saath Hai': Sunny Deol Gets Emotional On Father Dharmendra's Birth Anniversary

Hours after Esha Deol penned a heartfelt tribute for father Dharmendra on his birth anniversary, Sunny Deol also remembered his late father with an emotional post on Instagram. The actor shared a short video featuring a warm moment between the father–son duo during a trip to a hill station.

In the clip, Sunny is heard asking, “Papa, are you enjoying?” Dharmendra, smiling and relaxed, replies, “I am really enjoying my son.” Sunny then responds gently, “It’s beautiful.”

Sunny posted the video with a short, personal caption written in Hindi, “Aaj meri papa ka janamdin hai. Papa humesha mere saath hai. Love you papa. Miss you.”

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Esha, in her post on his birth anniversary today, shared a picture with her father

and wrote, “To my darling Papa. Our pact, the strongest bond . ‘us’ through all our lifetimes, all the realms and beyond ….. We are always together papa . Be it heaven or earth . We are one .”

Describing how deeply she misses him, Esha went on to add, “I so painfully miss you papa … your warm protective hugs that felt like the cosiest blanket , holding your soft yet strong hands which had unspoken messages & your voice calling out my name that followed with endless conversations , laughter & shayaris . Your motto ‘always be humble , be happy, healthy & strong’. “

His nephew Abhay Deol has shared a heartfelt note on Instagram, sharing a precious childhood memory with him. He shared a rare throwback photo, recalling a moment when he was upset and Dharmendra had called him over, telling him to ‘look at the light’ for the photograph. He wrote that he looks forward to hearing those words from him once again, when his own time comes.

Dharmendra, who was also father to Ahana Deol and, from his first marriage with Prakash Kaur, father to Sunny and Bobby Deol, passed away on 24 November. It would have been the actor’s 90th birthday today. Earlier in November, the 89-year-old actor had been admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital after his health deteriorated. Though he was discharged and brought home under medical supervision, his condition did not improve, and he died at his residence.