Thursday 1 March 2018

Photos: Bollywood actress Sridevi who died in Dubai gets a befitting funeral in India today

The husband and daughters of Bollywood legend Sridevi Kapoor were seen standing over her body as her funeral went underway in Mumbai, with thousands of heartbroken fans lining the streets following her shock death in a Dubai hotel last week.
Packed: Traffic became completely blocked as fans tried to get in line in order to gain access to the members club and pay their respects to Sridevi 
The 54-year-old actress drowned in the bath in her hotelroom in Dubai, and after a short investigation local police ruled out foul play, allowing her remains to be returned to India. Boney Kapoor and the couple's daughters Jhanvi and Khushi were later seen riding along the casket on a truck while crying fans surrounded the funeral cortege. Today Bollywood celebrities, dressed in white which is a Hindu tradition for mourning, were turning out at the Celebration Sports Club in Lokhandwala, Mumbai, for her funeral. 
She will be cremated at a private Hindu ceremony later on Wednesday.

In a statement, the Bollywood legend's family said they had 'laid to rest a beautiful soul who has gone too soon'
Fans of Bollywood actress Sridevi hold posters as they wait outside her residence to pay their last respects in Mumbai, India
Mourning: Sridevi Kapoor's husband Boney and daughters Khushi and Janhvi were seen standing by her side before the funeral cortege began in Mumbai today
Husband Boney Kapoor, center, stands beside the body of Indian actress Sridevi as the same is carried in a truck during her funeral in Mumbai, India
Final journey: Sridevi's body is seen draped in red, gold and the Indian flag in the open casket up on public display, in this photograph issued by major Indian news agency and used in Indian media
Fans have filled the street as the funeral cortege with Sridevi's casket makes its way down the road in Mumbai
Goodbye to a legend: Indian fans stand outside a private members club near the Bollywood legend's Mumbai home where her body was been laid out ahead of her funeral
Drastic measures: Private security and police were called in to help control the massive crowds in Mumbai today
Dedication: Some fans waiting outside said they had travelled for several hundred miles in order to attend
Paying their respects: A fan of Bollywood actress Sridevi Kapoor holds flowers as he waits in the queue
Solemn wait: When news broke that Sridevi's body was being flown back to Mumbai from Dubai, fans began travelling to the city to pay their respects
Honouring: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, right,  and Jaya Bachchan leave the members club, as other VIPs arrived 
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  1. Peter Odulaja01:43

    Very sad story. Rest in peace woman.

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