Dharmendra's grandson, Karan Deol, arrived at the Pawan Hans crematorium to collect his ashes, and he appeared emotional during the ceremony. Karan sat in the car, holding the ashes in his lap. Dharmendra considered Karan Deol his shadow and called him "Bade Papa."

The passing of Dharmendra, known as Bollywood's "He Man," cast a pall of gloom over the entire film industry. The Deol family is in deep shock. Everyone from his wife and sons to his daughters and grandchildren is inconsolable. Dharmendra breathed his last on November 24th at the age of 89. His family immediately performed his last rites. Millions of fans yearned to see their beloved hero one last time. And now, on the morning of November 25th, Karan Deol arrived at Pawan Hans crematorium to collect his grandfather Dharmendra's ashes. He appeared extremely emotional during the ceremony. The grief of losing his beloved grandfather was clearly visible on Karan Deol's face.

A video has surfaced on social media showing Karan Deol leaving the crematorium and getting into his car, carrying the urn containing his grandfather's ashes wrapped in a red cloth. Karan arrived at the crematorium at 10 a.m., accompanied by a priest. After performing the necessary puja and other rituals there, Karan took the ashes of grandfather Dharmendra and sat in the car and left for home.

VIDEO | Actor Karan Deol, son of Sunny Deol, was seen carrying the ashes of his grandfather, veteran actor Dharmendra, from Mumbai’s Pawan Hans crematorium.#Dharmendra

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Dharmendra considered his grandson Karan as his shadow.

Sunny Deol's son Karan was very close to his grandfather Dharmendra . Dharmendra pampered him a lot. He saw his own reflection in Karan. When Karan married Drisha, Dharmendra was overjoyed. Dharmendra danced a lot in his grandson's wedding procession. Dharmendra told ETimes how he found out about Karan's girlfriend. Dharmendra said that Karan first told his mother, who then told Sunny Deol, and then Sunny informed his father Dharmendra.

Dharmendra was proud of Karan's personality, he said this

Dharmendra admired his grandson Karan's friendly nature and urged him to always uphold this legacy passed down from his elders. Dharmendra tweeted that Karan inherited his humble nature from his grandparents and great-grandmother. He tweeted this:

pic.twitter.com/RWdUH6dBCA karan , milansaar fitrat ye….. wirse mein naseeb hoie hai tujhe….. keep it up 👍 it’s his great blessing 👋 . Love you.

— Dharmendra Deol (@aapkadharam) July 25, 2021

Dharmendra used to talk to his fans on social media a lot, was inactive for a long time

Dharmendra was very active on social media and made it a point to personally respond to every fan. He showered them with love, but due to ill health, Dharmendra had been away from social media for a long time. He was admitted to Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital on November 10 after experiencing breathing problems. Later, reports emerged that Dharmendra had been placed on a ventilator, but his family denied this.

Dharmendra was under the supervision of doctors at home

Two or three days later, Dharmendra was discharged from the hospital at the request of his wife Prakash Kaur and son Sunny Deol. Since then, Dharmendra has been at home under the care of his family and the supervision of doctors. However, on November 24th, he passed away. He didn't even live to see his final film, "21," which will be released on December 25th. December 8th would have been Dharmendra's 90th birthday.

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