Dharmendra’s Death Sparks Property Debate, Hema Malini Left Out

[{"selector":"#anim-09335907-f57b-4cbd-857a-6eb9a3145091","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-e24884c7-41fa-496b-bdf6-5729cab33642 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(6.448838739168404%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Veteran Bollywood star Dharmendra died on November 24 , leaving fans, colleagues, and the film industry in deep shock.

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[{"selector":"#anim-364e9e10-048f-47a3-a44e-5ad52c4e0670","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-9074b9c7-cc9f-440c-9a9c-1371f754d3b0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(12.526041439276142%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Dharmendra married twice —first to Prakash Kaur and later to Hema Malini —raising legal and inheritance questions after his death.

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[{"selector":"#anim-6e71d2ec-685e-4f45-a2d5-de319f1b0348","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-7a0c8ef4-18b7-4d05-874d-1ca4e511c250 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(17.504222775789856%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Dharmendra reportedly owned property worth Rs 450 crore , which will legally go to Prakash Kaur and their children.

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[{"selector":"#anim-b25b35e1-0907-4c2a-b571-3c5ce9eb5d75","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-62e8a3b5-49de-4ed8-b44b-d4f290ea1043 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(3.9480013293846934%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Dharmendra married Prakash Kaur in 1954 at age 19 through an arranged marriage, staying with her even after marrying Hema Malini decades later.

[{"selector":"#anim-59f0647f-c243-458b-ab0b-bafa284629ba","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-2c34e24f-e591-40ef-9e8f-b94d7dc81a3e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(21.874999829338595%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Dharmendra married Hema Malini on May 2, 1980 , reportedly converting religion for the marriage, but legal complications remain since his first wife never divorced him.