Dharmendra introduces grandson Karan Deol and his leading lady Sahher Bambba, as Sunny dashes to Gurdaspur
Akash Bhatnagar (MUMBAI MIRROR; September 6, 2019)

On Thursday, Dharmendra took centrestage to introduce the third generation of Deols with the trailer of his grandson Karan’s debut film, Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas. The event was postponed by a day due to heavy rains, which the veteran actor deemed “the shower of God’s blessings” on their film.

He was accompanied by Karan and his co-star, Sahher Bambba, while Sunny Deol, who has directed the film which is co-produced by Shariq Patel, had to give the event a miss to reach Gurdaspur, his constituency, following a blast in a firecracker factory. For Dharmendra, it was an emotional moment, as he went on to applaud the film’s team for shooting in harsh weather conditions in Himachal. “My son and my unit dared to go where even eagles can’t,” he said.

Proceedings took a nostalgic turn when the patriarch shared an incident from his grandson’s childhood, when little Karan accidentally shot at a ceiling while playing with a loaded gun. Dharmendra went on to say, “The one thing I don’t want Karan to inherit from me is my drinking habit.” And would he be up to do a love story himself? The 83-year-old actor quipped, “I can do anything. I am still full of love and action.”

Meanwhile, Karan kept it short while addressing the topic of nepotism. “I hope my work will speak for itself,” he said, before going on to add that his dad’s discipline on the set helped him grow, both as a person and an actor.

And what was it like tackling intimate scenes, considering his father was behind the camera? “Dad said it would be better if he just stayed behind the monitor instead of telling us what to do. All he instructed us to do was feel the character and go for it,” Karan said, to which Dharmendra remarked, “His grandfather’s soul came into him at the time.”

While the youngest Deol went on to reveal that he would also like to do animated voiceovers, comedy and even play a villain to step out of his comfort zone, fellow debutante Sahher said that she had always wanted to become an actress but never took any training. “I learned everything from Sunny sir,” she said, adding that the Deols are “like family and Karan is a friend for life”.