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Veteran actor Dharmendra, who has been admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital since October 31, is reportedly responding well to treatment and is in a stable condition, according to sources close to the family. On Monday night, several Bollywood stars, including Salman Khan, Govinda, and Ameesha Patel, visited the hospital to check on the legendary actor and meet his family. Shah Rukh Khan, who has always expressed deep affection and admiration for Dharmendra, was also among those who arrived to inquire about his health.
Their bond goes back many years. During the promotion of his 2011 superhero film Ra.One, directed by Anubhav Sinha, Shah Rukh appeared on the reality show India’s Got Talent, where Dharmendra was one of the judges. When asked who he considered his real-life superhero, Shah Rukh’s heartfelt response moved Dharmendra. He said, “All my family is Punjabi, and for us, there’s only one superhero, Dharam Pajji. We have no other superhero.”
Shah Rukh went on to share a touching memory from his childhood: “My mother often had pain in her feet, and there was this song by Dharam ji. I used to massage her feet and sing that song to entertain her. The song was ‘Are Rafta Rafta Dekho Ankh Meri Ladi Hai.’”
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Over the years, this mutual respect between the two icons has often surfaced on social media as well. More recently, when Dharmendra took to X (formerly Twitter) to wish Shah Rukh Khan good luck for his blockbuster film Jawan, he wrote: “Shah Rukh, bete💕 wish you a great luck 👍 for Jawan🙏.” To this, Shah Rukh replied warmly, “Love you sir. Thank u so much. Will come over and take a tight hug.”
Shah Rukh Khan has also revealed, in an interview on Aap Ki Adalat, that during his school days he often got his hair cut to look like Dharmendra, his childhood screen idol. “My school was very strict, and I used to have long hair. Every day in the assembly, the principal would send me back to get a haircut. So, I used to go to Gol Market, and on some days, I’d get a Dharam Ji haircut, and on other days, a Bachchan haircut.”
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