Dharmendra , one of Indian cinema’s most beloved and enduring stars whose career spanned more than six decades, died on Monday. He was 89. In recent weeks he was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai due to respiratory issues and later discharged.

Known to generations as the “He-Man” of Hindi cinema, Dharmendra combined matinee-idol looks with a naturalistic charm that made him a household name from the 1960s onward. He appeared in more than 250 films, including some of India’s biggest hits such as “ Sholay ,” “Phool Aur Patthar,” “Satyakam,” “Chupke Chupke,” “Seeta Aur Geeta,” “Yaadon Ki Baaraat,” “Loafer,” “Blackmail” and “Jugnu.”

Born in Nasrali, Punjab, on Dec. 8, 1935 – sources variously list his birth name as Dharam Singh Deol or Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol – he moved to Mumbai (th

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