Veteran actor Dharmendra he died in November 2025 at the age of 89, and when he died, a wave of grief engulfed his family, friends and countless fans around the world. In a new interview, his wife, actor-politician Hema Malini opened up about the late actor’s last message telling him to keep the family together. In chat, hema he also talked about it Sunny Deol i Bobby DeolDharmendra’s children from his first marriage to Prakash Kaur, and said that they are all united, contrary to what others might believe.Speaking to Hindi Rush, Hema shared, “Dharam ji would always say, be with the kids as much as possible. Spend time with the kids, with the family. He always said, bond with the family, that’s very important in today’s times, which doesn’t really happen now. These days, the kids are on their own.”Hema and Dharmendra married in 1980 and had two daughters: Esha Deol and Ahana Deol. At that time, Dharmendra was already married to Prakash Kaur and had four children with her: sons Sunny and Bobby, and daughters Ajeeta and Vijayta. Dharmendra continued to live with Prakash until the end, while Hema lived in a house just across the street.When Hema was asked about Dharmendra’s “last message”, she said, “This is exactly what he said: ‘Be with the family. Be together with all of them. Work can go on, but family should be given utmost importance’.”Hema was also asked about Sunny and Bobby and described them as “wonderful guys”. “They are very sweet. Sunny is very nice. Bobby is very good. We are all always together. We don’t do any publicity but internally we are all good. We are all united. We are a very happy family,” he said.In the same chat, Hema was asked to talk about certain aspects of Dharmendra’s life that his fans might not know about. “What can I say about such a great human being? Words fall short,” he said, adding: “He was always rooted.”“If I was at home and heard some commotion outside, I would always want to know what was going on. If someone came to take a picture with him, he would say: ‘Call them inside’, whoever it was. He would meet everyone, feed them all. He was very fond of people. He was so good with poetry and loved to share it with his fans,” she said.“I worked with him for so many years. He was always a generous and loving person,” she said, adding: “He taught everyone that no matter how difficult your life is, you have to face it and solve it.” She described him as a “very loving father” and a “very loving naanu (grandfather)”. “I can’t say how much the kids miss him,” she said.