Eternal He-Man

Known as one of the greatest, most handsome and commercially successful film stars in the history of Indian cinema, Dharmendra was the bridge between the melancholic lyricism of Guru Dutt and the angry heat of Amitabh Bachchan. He was the only leading man whose career charted every major shift in the industry—from black-and-white social dramas to Eastman-colour blockbusters, from VHS action to multiplex meta-comedies. World will remember him as the eternal He-Man whose rugged grin, pastoral charm and fiery dialogues still ride the wind across wheat fields, teaching every dreaming heart to love, fight and laugh

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The sun that rose over the mustard fields of Nasrali six hours before India woke 8 December 1935 set quietly on the evening of 24 November 2025, when Dharmendra—actor, farmer, poet, father, friend to three generations—passed away at his residence in Mumbai.

For the world he was the “He-Man” who leapt from water-tanks, who taught audiences to whistle Yeh Dosti, who could romance in a whisper and level a dacoit with a single punch.