Bobby Deol tears up as father Dharmendra accuses him of hiding things: ‘How can I ask him not to drink when I used to do it myself’

Bobby, on the other hand, was taken aback when his father described him as ‘chaalu (cunning)’. He said, “Bobby sabka laadla tha. Hamesha chhota bachcha jo hai na, usse har koi pyaar karta hai. Par woh kehta hai ke aap Sunny ko zyada pyaar karte they aur mujhe nahi. Hala ke I love him. We all loved him the most (Bobby was beloved by everybody because he was the youngest. He would always complain that I loved Sunny more, but that isn’t true).”

He continued, “Both are very emotional. Bobby kuch baatein chhupa jaata hai, Sunny ka pata chal jaata hai. Bobby thoda sa chalu hai, batata nahi. Main usse kai zyaada karta tha, kabhi sutta, kabhi (drink). I can’t tell him to not drink, because I used to do it myself, but I still say it (Bobby hides things from me, Sunny is easier to read. But Bobby doesn’t know that I was much worse when I was his age, I’d smoke, I’d drink, but he hides it from me).”

The brothers teared up as Dharmendra told them how proud he is of their achievements, and more importantly, of the kindhearted people that they are. “Sunny, Bobby, I’m proud of you, my sons. Aap nek bhi hain, achche bhi hain. Aur iss industry ke ups and downs bhi samajh gaye hain (You are kindhearted. You have understood the ups and downs of this industry). So, keep going. Yeh ups and downs to aate hain. Baap toh hai hi, bore kar deta hai, par yeh uska haq hai. Haq ke taur pe aap logon ke yeh keh raha hoon, all the best (Ups and downs are a part of life. I know you get bored of me for giving you such lectures, but that’s my job as your father).”

Dharmendra ended his video message by reciting a poem about the regret that he feels about being left behind by his sons, and how sad it makes him that he couldn’t spend enough time with his own parents. He said, “Ungli pakad chalna sikhaya tha jinko, kadam unse milakar chalna muhaal hogaya. Shikayat yehi rahi hogi maa baap ki mere bhi mujhse, kaash iss ehsaas ne uss waqt jagaya hota. Aaj jis dard se main guzar raha hoon, maa baap ka woh dard mitaya hota.”

There was no coming back from this, and both Bobby and Sunny cried openly. “We are too emotional, that’s the problem,” Sunny said, and Karan Johar told them that this is nothing to be ashamed of.  In the same episode, Bobby admitted that during his low phase, he turned to alcohol. But a comment made by his son urged him to regain control of his life.