Dharmendra gifted ancestral property worth Rs 5 cr to his nephew, not his children for this reason | Bollywood News
Veteran actor Dharmendra was a man of the soil—an artist shaped by his love for Dilip Kumar, yet rooted deeply in the simple, agrarian life of rural Punjab. Though cinema made him a legend, his heart remained that of a humble village man who cherished farming and the quiet rhythms of the countryside. His busy Bollywood career rarely allowed him the luxury of being in his village, but whenever he found a break, he unfailingly travelled to his ancestral home in Dangon, about 25 kilometres from Ludhiana. Although Dharmendra had left the village first due to his father’s job transfers and later for his film career, his extended family continued to live there, and he visited them whenever he could. During one such visit about a decade ago, he handed over possession of his ancestral land to his cousin brother, who had lovingly tended to it in his absence. Dharmendra’s nephew, Buta Singh Deol, has now told media: “He came to the village in 2015–16 when he transferred 19 kanal and three marla of land …
