{"id":298560,"date":"2025-11-24T15:05:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/bollywood-legend-dharmendra-dies-at-89-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T15:05:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:05:03","slug":"bollywood-legend-dharmendra-dies-at-89-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/bollywood-legend-dharmendra-dies-at-89-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Bollywood legend Dharmendra dies at 89 | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/o5feeh4_xuo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Bollywood legend Dharmendra dies at 89 | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o5feeh4_xuo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Bollywood star Dharmendra has died in the Indian city of Mumbai at the age of 89.<\/p>\n<p>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the actor, saying his passing &quot;marks the end of an era in Indian cinema&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Dharmendra, who often described himself as &quot;a simple man&quot;, commanded extraordinary affection and loyalty from his tens of millions of fans.<\/p>\n<p>Best known as Veeru, the lovable petty criminal in the 1975 blockbuster Sholay, he appeared in more than 300 films, many hits, captivating audiences for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Dharmendra #Bollywood #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bollywood star Dharmendra has died in the Indian city of Mumbai at the age of 89. 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