New Delhi: Actor Randeep Hooda immediately flew to Punjab from Mumbai to perform her last rites, after learning about the passing away of Sarabjit Singh’s sister Dalbir Kaur.
During the shooting of Sarabjit, Randeep and Dalbir Kaur had a relationship. In the film, Randeep played the role of Dalbir Kaur’s brother Sarabjit Singh, who wandered into Pakistan in a drunken state in 1990 and was behind bars for 23 years with several serious charges against him. He died on May 2, 2013 in a prison in Pakistan after a brutal attack by a prisoner.
During the shooting of the film, Dalbir Kaur tells Randeep that she sees Sarabjit Singh in her, and requested him to give her a ‘kandha’ (shoulder before the body is taken for cremation) when he dies. .
After attending Dalbir Kaur’s funeral and performing the last rites, Randeep fulfills the promise. Dalbir Kaur died of a heart attack at Bhikhiwind near Amritsar in Punjab on Sunday.
Randeep also wrote an emotional note in memory of Dalbir Kaur on Instagram.
“Coming home must be the last thing she said. I went, only she was gone. Even in the wildest dreams, no one could have imagined that Dalbir Kaur ji would leave us so soon. A fighter, like a child, sharp and all-rounder.” Dedicated to him he touched. He fought for one system, one country, this people and himself to try to save his beloved brother Sarabjit,” he wrote.
“I was so lucky to have his love and blessings and never miss a Rakhi in this lifetime. Ironically, the last time we met was when I was shooting in the fields of Punjab where we formed the Indo-Pak border. It was a cold and foggy late November night, but she didn’t care at all. She was glad we were on the same side of the border. She often ended the conversation with “Be happy, jag jag jio” I feel really blessed indeed. Dalbir ji didn’t have enough time. I love you, I miss you and I will always cherish your love and blessings,” concluded Randeep.
‘Sarbjit’, a film by Omung Kumar, shows Dalbir Kaur (played by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan) struggling to get justice for her brother Sarabjit.