'How we so deeply wished…': Esha Deol remembers Dharmendra as Hema Malini accepts posthumous Padma Vibhushan

On Monday, May 25, the first phase of the Padma Awards was conferred by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Dharmendra was honoured with a Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Hema Malini received the award from the President on behalf of the Deol family. Ahana Deol accompanied her mother and was seen breaking down during the ceremony. Esha Deol, Dharmendra and Hema Malini's daughter, has shared a note on the moment of "pride and emotion" for her father.