The actress and superstar, Sridevi, bid a sad and sudden goodbye to the world on 24th February 2018. Ever since, the world has been mourning and trying to come to terms with the loss of a legend. Her body was brought in from Dubai late last night in Anil Ambani’s private chartered flight and today saw Bollywood gather at Mumbai’s Celebration Sports Club to pay their final respects to her memory. The funeral of the Padma Shri winning veteran actress was held at 3:30 pm today and her last rites were performed with state honours, as arranged by the Maharashtrian government – complete with a gun salute and her mortal remains wrapped in a tricoloured flag.
Her family was present at the event where her mortal remains were kept for fans and friends to pay their respects and condolences. “On behalf of Khushi, Jahnvi, Boney Kapoor, the entire Kapoor and Ayyappan families, a sincere thanks to the media for your continued sensitivity and support during this emotional moment,” said a statement released by the Kapoor family earlier today.
Here are a few pictures from the ceremony that saw friends and family members make their way to the Sports Club in support and solidarity.
1. Shraddha Kapoor
2. Aditya Roy Kapur
3. Aditya Thackeray
4. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
5. Akshay Khanna
6. Arbaaz Khan
7. Arjun Kapoor
8. Chiranjeevi
9. Deepika Padukone
10. Dimple Kapadia
11. Farah Khan
12. Harshvardhan Kapoor
13. Hema Malini & Esha Deol
14. Jackie Shroff
15. Jacqueline Fernandez
16. Jaya Bachchan
17. Javed Akhtar & Shabana Azmi
18. Jaya Prada
19. John Abraham
20. Madhuri Dixit-Nene & Husband
21. Madhur Bhandarkar
22. Malaika Arora Khan
23. Rekha & Manish Malhotra
24. Nimrat Kaur
25. Mohit Marwah
26. Prem Chopra
27. Rajkumar Rao
28. Raveena Tandon
29. Sanjay Kapoor
30. Sanjay Leela Bhansali
31. Shahid Kapoor & Mira Rajput
32. Subhash Ghai
33. Siddharth Malhotra
34. Soha Ali Khan & Neha Dhupia
35. Sonal Chauhan
36. Sonam Kapoor & Anand Ahuja
37. Sushmita Sen
38. Tabu & Sulabha Arya
39. Tanuja & Tanishaa
40. Vidya Balan & Siddharth Roy Kapur
41. Vivek Oberoi
42. Imtiaz Ali
We still can’t believe that she is no longer amongst us. Our heartfelt condolences to her family and friends. May her soul rest in peace.
Images: ANI, Indian Express