Esha Deol's ex-husband Bharat Takhtani arrives at Deol residence to pay respect to Dharmendra in prayer meet

Esha Deol's ex-husband Bharat Takhtani was there to support her at her father Dharmendra's prayer meet.

Updated on: Nov 28, 2025, 09:17:48 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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Entrepreneur Bharat Takhtani lent support to his ex-wife, actor Esha Deol, as he arrived at the prayer meet for her late father, Dharmendra. The veteran actor died earlier this week in Mumbai. On Thursday, the Deol family held a prayer meet attended by family and friends from the film industry, and Bharat was seen arriving at the venue.

Bharat Takhtani and Esha Deol were married from 2012-24.

Bharat Takhtani at Dharmendra's prayer meet

Paparazzi videos show the businessman, dressed in a simple white kurta, arriving at the venue and then being greeted by the members of the Deol family at the entrance.

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Esha Deol and Bharat Takhtani tied the knot in 2012 in a low-key ceremony at Mumbai’s ISKCON Temple in 2012. They have two kids together - daughters Radhya and Maya. In 2024, the couple jointly announced their separation after 11 years of marriage. Their divorce was finalised later in the year.

Esha is the elder daughter of actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini. She has worked in successful films like Dhoom, Dus, and No Entry. She took a break from acting after her marriage, and returned a decade later with supporting roles in shows like Rudra and Hunter.

Dharmendra's death

Dharmendra, one of the most popular and successful actors in the history of Hindi cinema, died at his Juhu home on November 24. He was cremated the same day at the Pawan Hans Crematorium in the presence of family and friends. The actor had been unwell for some time and had been hospitalised earlier in the month. He was discharged from the hospital on 10 November, spending the final two weeks of his life at home. Dharmendra’s death at 89 sparked tributes not just from the film industry, but even from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu.

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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