India, March 16 -- Esha Deol, the daughter of late actor Dharmendra, has reacted after he wasn't mentioned in the In Memoriam segment at the 98th Academy Awards. Speaking with Variety India, Esha said she doesn't think "it would ever make a difference to papa." Dharmendra died in November 2025 in Mumbai.

Esha said that Dharmendra's "heart has always been far too big to worry about such things". She said, "I don't think it would ever make a difference to Papa. His heart has always been far too big to worry about such things. For him, life was never about recognition or status-it was about love, kindness, and the place he held in people's hearts."

Earlier speaking with HT City, actor-politician Hema Malini, Dharmendra's wife, had said, "P...