Hema Malini pens heartfelt note for husband Dharmendra on his 88th birthday

Posting a gorgeous picture of them together, she captioned it saying: "Wishing my dearest life partner of many years a very happy, healthy and joyful birthday. May you have all the love your heart can hold, all the happiness a day can bring, and all the blessings a life can unfold. I just want to say: that I hope you can see how special you are to me. Happy birthday to my love!"

She also shared a few inside pictures from Dharmendra's 88th birthday celebrations. In one picture, the evergreen couple can be seen posing for the cameras.

In another, Hema Malini can be seen kissing the birthday boy on his cheek. In other pictures, Dharmendra can be seen posing with his two daughters - Esha and Ahana.

Hema Malini simply captioned the post, "Taken today."

Esha Deol dropped a few emojis below the post. Dharmendra turned 88 today and actors across generations have been wishing him throughout the day.

Dharmendra cut a birthday cake with fans and media outside his house on Friday evening. He was joined by his son Sunny Deol at the celebrations.

The film veteran can be seen greeting the shutterbugs with folded hands. He cut the cake and Sunny fed him a piece of cake.

From his first marriage with Parkash Kaur, Dharmendra has four children - Sunny, Bobby Vijeeta and Ajeeta. He and Hema Malini have two daughters, Esha and Ahana Deol.

Dharmendra was last seen in Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Ranii Kii Prem Kahaani. He is popular for films like Bandini, Phool Aur Patthar, Mamta, Anupama, Guddi, and Sholay, to name a few.