Bhubaneswar, Nov. 25 -- Bollywood's evergreen icon Dharmendra left for his heavenly abode on Monday at the age of 89, after battling age-related complications, including breathlessness. His passing has created a deep void in Indian cinema, leaving fans and colleagues united in grief and remembrance. Amid the heartfelt tributes, an intimate chapter from his early life has once again captured public attention- his very first love story.

During a memorable appearance on Salman Khan's Dus Ka Dum, Dharmendra opened up to his son Bobby Deol about the tender, untouched love he experienced as a young boy growing up in pre-Partition Punjab. His first affection was for Hamida, his schoolteacher's daughter- older, wiser, and blissfully unaware of t...