An era has come to end after the news of Dilip Kumar broke out. The veteran actor breathed his last at the age of 98 at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai. Here are the details of his funeral.
Mumbai: Bollywood's Kohinoor Dilip Kumar's passing away has made the entire film fraternity and fan base numb.
The actor was admitted to Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, a few days ago and was admitted in ICU. It was their family friend Faisal Farooqui who informed about his demise on Twitter.
According to reports, "Dilip Kumar's funeral will take place in the evening at 5 pm. A tweet on Dilip Kumar's handle reads, "Burial today at 5:00 pm. Juhu Qabrastan at Santacruz Mumbai."
Burial today at 5:00 PM. Juhu Qabrastan at Santacruz Mumbai.
— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar)His mortal's remains have been taken to a home in Pali Hills. Shabana Azmi is among the first to have reached the residence. Fans and friends from the industry are mourning the heavy loss on social media.
With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab, few minutes ago.
We are from God and to Him we return. - Faisal Farooqui
Maharashtra's Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray also payed homage to veteran actor Dilip Kumar. In his condolence message, The Chief Minister said that Dilip Kumar's career had been one of the highlights of the Indian film industry. Thackeray said that the last rites of veteran actor Dilip Kumar performed with full state honours.
भारतीय चित्रपटसृष्टीला समृद्ध करणारा, रूपेरी नभांगणातला लखलखता तारा निखळला. अजरामर भूमिका साकारणारे दिलीप कुमार यांचे चित्रपटप्रेमी, चाहत्यांच्या हृदयातील स्थानही अजरामर राहील. ज्येष्ठ अभिनेते पद्मविभूषण दिलीप कुमार यांना भावपूर्ण श्रद्धांजली.
- मुख्यमंत्री उद्धव बाळासाहेब ठाकरे
Many Bollywood celebrities also took over their Twitter account, remembering the actor. Take a look at Tweets:
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An epic era has drawn curtains... Never to happen again..
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏" ~ s
Shared many moments with the legend...some very personal, some on stage. Yet, nothing really prepared me for his passing away. An institution, a timeless actor. Heartbroken.
Deepest condolences to Sairaji🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/Il8qaMOOhf
Thank you for giving us all you did. And sharing your enlightened soul with us through all your breathtaking performances. You will live on forever sir. You are TIMELESS. Rest in peace.
— Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor)We are all nothing but versions of you Dilip Saab. Every actor has studied you in awe. Wondering how you did it all. You were as close to PERFECT as it can get. As you return to your spiritual home. The prayers of millions are with you. pic.twitter.com/nMY6TAgv9N
— Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor)