Dharmendra’s last film, Ikkis, is currently running in theatres. Directed by Sriram Raghavan, the film marks the late actor’s posthumous release and has left fans emotional as they see him on screen one last time. Amid this, choreographer Vijay Ganguly has shared a memory of the actor from the sets. He revealed that despite facing difficulty standing, Dharmendra gathered the strength to get up and perform a few dance steps.
Speaking to Pinkvilla, he said, “It was around 2:30-3 am. We told him that he had to dance just a little bit, and he could do whatever he was comfortable with, but he asked what the others were doing. We showed him that the other boys were doing a leg step while holding each other by their shoulders. He asked, ‘Why can I not do this?’”
Vijay continued, “He insisted on doing the steps. He was sitting because for him, getting up again and again was also a little difficult… He got up, and he did it. Eventually, we told him not to do it because if we have many retakes, it would be physically exhausting for him. And honestly, dancing at that point was not very important for his character but for him personally, his thought was that he has to give his 100 per cent. He was also feeling like no one should think that he can’t do it so he showed that he could. We were like, ‘Wow, this is fantastic.”
Dharmendra also asked for the song’s lyrics and said he would memorise them in case he needed to lip-sync. The legendary actor passed away on November 24 last year. He was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital before that and was said to be recovering after his discharge.
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