Mumbai, Jan. 27 -- Filmmaker Anil Sharma remembered Bollywood legend Dharmendra and expressed his admiration following the actor's Padma Vibhushan honour posthumously.

Speaking to ANI, he said, "I remember him a lot. I even tweeted yesterday. I wish he had won the award earlier. He would have been very happy. He would have accepted the award. But Dharamji's ek legend hai aur kuch legends aese ho jaate hai jo awards aur titles ke upar ho jaate hai..(Few legends are above awards and titles)...Dharmendra apne aap mein hona ek award hai.."

On January 26, Sharma wrote on X, "Heartfelt congratulations to every admirer of @aapkadharam ji on his #PadmaVibhushan. One only wishes this honour had come earlier, when he could have accepted it himsel...