Bollywood superstar Salman Khan paid his tribute to late Bollywood legend Dharmendra and said his death has been a “massive shock” for the entire nation. The ‘Sholay’ actor breathed his last on Monday, aged 89. His acting career spanned over six decades.

According to a PTI report from New Delhi yesterday, Salman spoke of the late actor during the episode of his reality show ‘Bigg Boss 19’. “Yeh hafta waise hi jo guzra hai, manatein maang kar, prarthnayein karke, aansuon ke saath guzra hai. Desh ko ek bahut hi bada jhatka laga hai, fans ko ek bahut hi bada jhatka laga hai. Industry ko ek bahut hi bada sadma pahuncha hai. (This past week has passed with prayers, supplications and tears. The entire nation has suffered a massive shock, the fans have been deeply shaken, and the industry has received a huge blow),” he said.

“I guess aap samajh rahe hain main kinki baat kar raha hoon. Anyway, God bless his soul. I wish I wasn’t doing this week’s Weekend Ka Vaar, but life goes on (I guess you understand who I’m talking about. Anyway, God bless his soul. I wish I wasn’t doing this week’s Weekend Ka Vaar, but life goes on),” he added.

Salman was also present at the prayer meet, which was held on Thursday by the Deol family in a Mumbai suburban hotel. Many other film industry veterans and stalwarts too were present at the prayer meeting.

Shotgun Remembers: Veteran actor and MP Shatrughan Sinha penned a lengthy note on his social media as he remembered late Bollywood legend Dharmendra, calling him a “remarkable person”.

Shatrughan, who co-starred with Dharmendra in several projects such as Blackmail’ (1973), ‘Dost’ (1974), ‘Zalzala’ (1988), shared a series of pictures on his X handle on Saturday, which featured him alongside the late actor and his sons, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol.