Veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra was honoured in the In Memoriam section of the 79th British Academy Film Awards in London on Sunday. He was the only Indian to be honoured in the segment this year along with international luminaries including Val Kilmer, Robert Duvall and Rob Reiner. Alongside Dharmendra, the tribute segment remembered Tom Stoppard, Brigitte Bardot, Udo Kier and Diane Ladd, among others. Jessie Ware paid tribute to Barbara Streisand by covering one of her songs during the In Memoriam section. Previously, Indian legends like singer Lata Mangeshkar, actor Dilip Kumar, Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor have been honoured in the BAFTA In Memoriam section.


Source:   The Telegraph
February 23, 2026 05:34 UTC