Veteran actor Dharmendra has passed away, and in an emotional coincidence, the makers of his last film, “Ekkis,” revealed his look from the film on Monday along with a voice note in his own voice, leaving fans deeply moved. Sharing the poster on Instagram, the team wrote, “Fathers raise sons. Great men build nations. Dharmendra ji is an emotional force as the father of a 21-year-old immortal soldier.”
The poster also carries Dharmendra’s voice in the background, saying, “This is my eldest son, Arun, and he will always be 21.” The emotional line has made his fans remember him with even greater affection.
Directed by Shriram Raghavan, “Ekkis” is a war drama based on the true story of Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, India’s youngest Param Vir Chakra awardee, who displayed extraordinary courage in the 1971 Indo-Pak War. Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson, Agastya Nanda, plays Arun Khetarpal, while Dharmendra appears as his father in what becomes one of his final screen portrayals. This will be Agastya Nanda’s first theatrical release, following his debut in Zoya Akhtar’s “The Archies” on Netflix.