Johar shared a note on his Instagram Stories and said the relentless media coverage of a \u201cliving legend who has contributed so massively to our cinema\u201d was \u201cheartbreaking\u201d<\/p>\n
Filmmaker Karan Johar on Thursday criticised the \u201cpaparazzi and media circus\u201d around an ailing Dharmendra, urging them to leave the Deol family alone as they cope with an emotionally difficult time.<\/p>\n
Johar shared a note on his Instagram Stories and said the relentless media coverage of a \u201cliving legend who has contributed so massively to our cinema\u201d was \u201cheartbreaking\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen basic courtesy and sensitivity leaves our hearts and our actions, we know we are a doomed race\u2026 PLEASE leave a family alone!!!! They are already emotionally combatting so much\u2026 \u201cIt\u2019s heartbreaking to see a paparazzi and media circus for a living legend who has contributed so massively to our cinema\u2026 This is not coverage, it\u2019s disrespect!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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Dharmendra<\/a>, 89, was discharged from the Breach Candy Hospital and moved home for continued treatment.<\/p>\n Over the past two days, media crews had camped outside both the hospital and the Deol residence, prompting pleas of privacy from the family.<\/p>\n Earlier on Thursday, actor His remarks followed the circulation of a leaked video purportedly showing the Deol family grieving at the bedside of an ailing On Tuesday, as rumours swirled that he had died and condolences started pouring in, daughter Esha Deol and wife Hema Malini condemned \u201cirresponsible\u201d media behaviour and clarified that the actor was stable and responding to treatment.<\/p>\n
\nSunny Deol<\/a> sharply reprimanded photographers gathered outside his Juhu home.<\/p>\n
\nDharmendra<\/a>.<\/p>\n