{"id":153510,"date":"2025-10-30T14:53:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/153510\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T14:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:53:10","slug":"pankaj-dheers-daughter-in-law-kratika-recalls-talking-with-him-for-hours-in-emotional-note-you-were-my-safe-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/153510\/","title":{"rendered":"Pankaj Dheer’s daughter-in-law, Kratika, recalls talking with him for hours in emotional note: \u2018You were my safe space\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On October 15, veteran actor Pankaj Dheer<\/a>, known for his role in B.R. Chopra\u2019s Mahabharat, passed away after a battle with cancer. The actor\u2019s funeral was attended by several prominent Bollywood celebrities, including Salman Khan.<\/p>\n

\"Kratika Kratika Sengar Dheer pens emotional note for late father-in-law Pankaj Dheer. <\/p>\n

Now, weeks after his demise, his daughter-in-law and television actor Kratika Sengar Dheer<\/a> has penned an emotional note, remembering how he always treated her like a daughter and surrounded her with love.<\/p>\n

Kratika Sengar Dheer’s emotional post for late father-in-law Pankaj Dheer<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Kratika took to Instagram and shared a picture of herself giving a side hug to the late actor. Alongside the photo, she wrote an emotional message that read, \u201cYou never liked the word in-laws \u2014 you\u2019d always say, \u2018She\u2019s my daughter,\u2019 and that\u2019s exactly how you treated me. You\u2019d often ask with that familiar twinkle in your eyes, \u2018Who\u2019s the best girl in the world?\u2019 and I\u2019d smile and say, \u2018Mee!\u2019 I was always shy to say \u2018I love you, Dad\u2019, but you never stopped until I said it with ease.\u201d<\/p>\n

She further added, \u201cThat was your way of wrapping me in love. You weren\u2019t just my father-in-law; you were my dad, my friend, my safe place. We\u2019d talk for hours about everything and nothing, and now the silence feels so heavy without you. Thank you for loving Devika the way you did \u2014 she will always remember you as her bestest Daadu. I love you, Dad. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udf38\u201d<\/p>\n

Kratika, best known for her portrayal of Rani Lakshmibai in Ek Veer Stree Ki Kahaani \u2013 Jhansi Ki Rani, tied the knot with actor Nikitin Dheer on 3 September 2014 in an arranged marriage. In November 2021, Kratika announced her pregnancy, and the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Devika Dheer, on 12 May 2022.<\/p>\n

Pankaj Dheer\u2019s death<\/p>\n

On October 15, CINTAA (Cine & TV Artistes\u2019 Association) member Amit Behl confirmed Pankaj Dheer\u2019s death. An official statement from CINTAA read:<\/p>\n

\u201cWith profound grief and deep sorrow, we inform you of the passing of our Trust\u2019s erstwhile Chairman and CINTAA\u2019s former Hon. General Secretary, Shri Pankaj Dheer ji, on 15th October 2025. The cremation will be held today at 4:30 pm, next to Pawan Hans, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the years, Pankaj had been a part of several acclaimed television shows such as Mahabharat, Chandrakanta, Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat, and Sasural Simar Ka, among others. He also appeared in several successful Bollywood films, including Andaaz, Soldier, Sanam Bewafa, and more.<\/p>\n

The actor\u2019s funeral saw the presence of numerous television and film industry personalities, all coming together to bid a tearful farewell to one of television\u2019s most respected veterans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On October 15, veteran actor Pankaj Dheer, known for his role in B.R. Chopra\u2019s Mahabharat, passed away after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":153511,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[268],"tags":[434,18,117,19,17,89833,75641,89834,89835],"class_list":{"0":"post-153510","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-kratika-sengar-dheer","14":"tag-pankaj-dheer","15":"tag-pankaj-dheer-daughter-in-law","16":"tag-pankaj-dheer-death"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115463691285067002","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}