India, Jan. 5 -- After veteran actor Dharmendra's death on November 24, two separate prayer meets were organised in his memory-one by Hema Malini and her daughters at her Mumbai residence, and another by sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol, which was attended by several stars from the film industry. In a recent interview with The Times of India, Hema Malini finally addressed the reason behind the separate prayer meets and dismissed rumours of a rift between the families.

Speaking about the decision, Hema Malini said, "Yeh humare ghar ka personal mamla hai (this is our family's personal matter). We spoke to each other. I held a prayer meet at my home because my circle of people is different. Then I organised one in Delhi because I am in politi...