Veteran Actor Dharmendra Shocked Over Jayalalithaa's Demise!

Bollywood Veteran actor Dharmendra said he is deeply shocked by the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa who acted with him in the Hindi movie 'Izzat' which released in 1968.

Veteran actor Dharmendra on Tuesday said he was "Deeply shocked" by the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa who acted with him in the Hindi movie 'Izzat'. "I am deeply shocked. She was my co-star. We worked together in Izzat in 1968," the 81-year-old Dharmendra told a private TV channel.

Jayalalithaa With Dharmendra In The Film Izzat, The Only Bollywood Film She Acted In!Jayalalithaa With Dharmendra In The Film Izzat, The Only Bollywood Film She Acted In!

"At that time, we stayed for nearly one-and-a-half months in Kulu-Manali (Himachal Pradesh) for the shooting. She was there with her mother who prepared food for us," an emotional Dharmendra said.

Jayalalithaa Dharmendra

Later, whenever he visited Chennai, he would speak with her on the telephone, but had not met her for years, the actor said. "When I learnt she was very ill, I fervently prayed for her recovery," he said.

Jayalalithaa made her debut in Bollywood with the musical blockbuster 'Izzat', playing the role of a tribal girl Jhumki, who was in love with a high-caste character played by Dharmendra. Produced by F.C. Mehra and directed by T. Prakash Rao, the other female co-star in the movie was Tanuja. The film released in the year 1968.

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