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Sunny Deol credited as ‘Dharmendra ji ka beta’ in Border 2, fans call it perfect tribute to veteran actor

In his latest release Border 2, Sunny Deol paid tribute to his father, the late Dharmendra in the credits. Fans think it's the sweetest thing.

Updated on: Jan 24, 2026, 10:06:24 IST
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Actor Sunny Deol’s latest release, Border 2, hit screens this Friday. The film is directed by Anurag Singh and is a sequel to his 1997 hit, Border, directed by JP Dutta. What caught fans’ attention was how Sunny paid tribute to his father, the late Dharmendra, in the film’s credits.

Sunny Deol credited as ‘Dharmendra ji ka beta’

Sunny Deol paid tribute to his father, the late Dharmendra, in his latest release Border 2.
Sunny Deol paid tribute to his father, the late Dharmendra, in his latest release Border 2.

In Border 2, Sunny has been credited as ‘Dharmendra ji ka beta’ (Dharmendra’s son) in the film’s opening credits. Posting a picture of Dharmendra and Sunny, a fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “Wow, what a tribute to the late Dharmendra Ji by #Border2 team. Sunny Deol is introduced as "Dharmendra ka Beta" at the start of movie credits. Some people can say isme kya wo beta hi to hai (what’s so special, he’s his son), but empathic people will understand the core of the emotion.”

For the unversed, Dharmendra died on November 24, 2025, days ahead of his 90th birthday on December 8. The veteran actor was hospitalised at Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital before that, but was sent home to recuperate. His last film, Ikkis, was released in theatres on January 1 posthumously.

About Border 2

Border 2 is an epic war action film that is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, JP Dutta, and Nidhi Dutta under the banners of T-Series Films and JP Films. It is set against the backdrop of the India–Pakistan war of 1971. Sunny, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, Ahan Shetty, Mona Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Anya Singh, and Medha Rana star in it. The film collected 30 crore in India on its opening day.

 
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