Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has slammed the people who secretly filmed a video inside Breach Candy Hospital where 89-year-old fan favourite Dharmendra was admitted after suffering a medical emergency.
Taking to X, Amitabh wrote, “No ethics, koi bhee achaar-neeti nahin.” The video, filmed inside a hospital room, shows Dharmendra hooked up to various machines and appearing unconscious while his sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol stand by his bedside. A woman who’s face cannot be clearly seen can be heard sobbing and asking Dharmendra in Punjabi to not go away.
At one point, a very emotional Bobby holds his father’s feet while Sunny hugs the crying lady and leads her to a chair. More people can be seen in the room, however, most of them do not look like hospital staff.
Some Indian outlets have reported that the video was filmed by a member of hospital staff.
Social media burst out in outrage over the video, with many calling it a breach of privacy. Breach Candy, a swanky hospital that is frequented by many of Mumbai’s rich and famous, has not commented on the matter. As of now, no staff member has been charged or arrested for filming the actor in the room.
The popular actor, known in the 80s as Bollywood’s ‘He-Man’, was admitted to the famous Breach Candy Hospital on November 10 after he complained of breathing issues while at home.
As news spread of the legendary star’s illness, his famous children started visiting one by one. Footage captured by paparazzi outside the hospital showed Dharmendra’s eldest son, the action star Sunny Deol, leaving from hospital looking visibly emotional. Some news outlets were quick to report that the 89-year-old had been put on a ventilator or had died, but Sunny’s team then put out a statement saying, “Dharamji is still in the hospital. Doctors have not advised him to go home. His condition is improving. He is being monitored and is not on a ventilator.”
Later in the night, A-listers of the Indian film industry, including superstars Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan, visited Dharmendra in hospital. His younger son, Bobby Deol, his wife Hema Malini and his daughter Esha Deol also visited the actor in hospital.
As fans prayed for Dharmendra, news outlets again jumped the gun late at night, saying that he had died. Early on the morning of November 11, Esha Deol took to Instagram to confirm that her father was recovering. In a blistering attack on media, she wrote: “The media seems to be in overdrive and spreading false news. My father is stable and recovering. We request everyone to give our family privacy. Thank you for the prayers for Papa’s speedy recovery.”
The Punjabi star was discharged and sent home to recover one day later.
Dharmendra was born in Punjab in 1935. The actor has a career that spanned over six decades, and included streaks of hits including his most famous role, smash hit Sholay’s Veeru. He has remained active in the industry even late in his career, last appearing on screen in 2024 in the film Teri Baaton Main Aisa Uljha Jiya.