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Exclusive | Hema Malini on Dharmendra missing from Oscars' In Memoriam: They should've mentioned his name
As the Oscars' continue to face backlash over excluding Indian Dharmendra's name from the tributes during the ceremony, his wife, actor Hema Malini reacts.
The Academy Awards missing out on legendary Indian actor, late Dharmendra's mention in the In Memoriam section has not gone down well with his fans. Social media, since Monday morning, has been reacting strongly to the miss on the televised ceremony. His name, along with other Indian greats like late actor Manoj Kumar was added on the website, but it seems it all happened too little too late.
When HT City reaches out to actor-politician Hema Malini, Dharmendra's wife, she reassures his fans in turn, "Personally Dharam ji never bothered about all this! The love from his fans was above everything. I thank everyone for their concern, and for remembering him with such affection even now. The love and respect people have for Dharmendra means a great deal to us.”
But she mentions in the same breath, “Oscars should have mentioned Dharam ji's name certainly.” With a career spanning five decades, Dharmendra was after all one of the biggest stars Indian cinema had ever seen. With multiple hits under his belt, he continued working till a late age. His last release was Ikkis on January 1 this year itself.
