Veteran Bollywood star Rishi Kapoor breathed his last Thursday morning after a prolonged battle with cancer. Kapoor’s death comes just a day after Bollywood lost another legend: Irrfan Khan who passed away yesterday in Mumbai.
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Kapoor’s funeral rites were held in Mumbai in the presence of his immediate family members and close friends. Due to the coronavirus restrictions, Kapoor’s final farewell was devoid of fanfare. His mortal remains were taken straight from the hospital to the crematorium.
Among those present included wife Neetu Singh, son Ranbir Kapoor, his girlfriend Alia Bhatt, Abhishek Bachchan, Ayan Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan. Rishi and Neetu’s daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, was unable to be part of the funeral because she is based in Delhi and with the nation under lockdown, there are no flights operating. However, Hindustan Times reported that the Delhi Police on issued her and four other people movement passes so they can travel to Mumbai by road.
“Along with Ridhima – Bharat Sahni, Samara Sahni, Akshay Sahni and Drigalakshmi Rai – got permission to travel to Mumbai,” the Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) RP Meena told the publication.
However, Alia made sure that Riddhima was part of the final rites through Facetime.
Check out pictures from Rishi’s final rites below:
Bollywood photographer Viral Bhayani also shared some details of the funeral.
Kapoor was taken to hospital on Wednesday morning after he complained of breathing difficulties, his brother Randhir Kapoor told the Press Trust of India.
The next morning, the actor’s family in a statement confirmed his death and said that he remained his jovial and entertaining self till the end and that he would “like to be remembered with a smile and not with tears.”
The Kapoors also appealed to the actor’s fans to respect lockdown rules.
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