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Dharmendra: “I got ready thrice to go for Lata Mangeshkar’s last rites and then pulled myself back”

By Aman Shukla

Lata Mangeshkar died on Sunday because of Covid-19 complications and her last rites were held at Shivaji Park in Mumbai. While numerous Bollywood celebrities attended the funeral, Dharmendra was among the individuals who missed it. The actor has now said that he felt rather ‘uneasy’ ever the time he found out about the legendary Bollywood singer’s death and didn’t want to ‘see her leaving’.

Speaking with Times of India, Dharmendra said, “I was very uncomfortable and uneasy. I got ready not once but three times to go for Didi’s last rites yesterday. But every time, I pulled myself back. I didn’t want to see her leaving us. I was feeling very uncomfortable and uneasy after hearing the news of Lata Mangeshkar’s demise yesterday.”

On the day of Lata’s death, Dharmendra had tweeted an image with her. He wrote, “The whole world is sad, can’t believe you have left us!!! We will miss you Lata ji, pray for your soul, be in peace.”

Aman Shukla

Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication. A media enthusiast who has a stronghold on communication, content writing, and copy writing. Aman is currently working as a subeditor at dailyindianews.com and can be reached at [email protected]