Salman Khan remembers Dharmendra on Bigg Boss 19, says ‘I wish I wasn’t…’

Salman Khan in Bigg Boss 19 and Dharmendra

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan paid tribute to late Bollywood legend Dharmendra and said his death was a “big shock” to the entire country. The Sholay actor breathed his last at the age of 89 on Monday. His acting career spanned over six decades.

Salman mentioned the late actor in the episode of reality show Bigg Boss 19: “Yeh week waise hi jo guzra hai, manatein maang kar, prarthnayein karke, aansuon ke izleh guzra hai. Desh ko ek bahut hi bada jhatka laga hai, fans ko ek bahut hi bada jhatka laga hai. Industry ko ek bahut hi bada sadma pahuncha hai.” (This past week was spent with prayers, supplications and tears, the whole nation experienced a great shock, the fans were deeply shaken, the industry took a big blow) he said.

“I think aap samajh rahe hain main kinki baat kar raha hoon. Anyway, God bless his soul. I wish I hadn’t done this week’s Weekend Ka Vaar, but life goes on (I think you know who I’m talking about. Anyway, God bless his soul. I wish I hadn’t done this week’s Weekend Ka Vaar, but life goes on),” he added.

Salman was also present at the prayer meeting held on Thursday. The Deol family held the prayer meeting titled Celebration of Life on the serene lawns of Hotel Taj Lands End in suburban Bandra. Along with Salman, many celebrities including Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Vidya Balan, Shabana Azmi, Jackie Shroff, Sidharth Malhotra, Suniel Shetty, Ameesha Patel, Fardeen Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Sonu Sood, Anu Malik, Subhash Ghai, Abbas-Mastan, Anil Sharma, Karan Johar and Rekha attended.

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