| Thousands of mourners bid adieu to Rajesh Khanna |
MUMBAI Thousands of mourners thronged the streets of Mumbai under heavy monsoon rain to bid farewell and catch a final glimpse of Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna, who was cremated on Thursday.
His body was driven from his residence on an open-back trailer with his face showing from beneath a blanket of jasmine flowers. Crowds of onlookers, many under umbrellas, threw white petals as the funeral cortege passed. Khanna, popularly known as the ‘first superstar’ of Bollywood and the Hindi film industry’s biggest heart-throb in his day, died on Wednesday after months of illness. He was 69.
He was cremated according to Hindu tradition in the northern suburb of Juhu during a private ceremony attended by family and friends, including his estranged wife, two daughters and film star son-in-law Akshay Kumar. The last rites were performed by his grandson Aarav.
Among the Bollywood big wigs who attended his last rites were Amitabh Bachchan, his successor as superstar, Sudhir Mishra, Rani Mukerji, Karan Johar, Sajid Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vinod Khanna and Aadesh Shrivastava.
Rajesh started his career with the 1966 film Akhari Khat and went on to give hit films like Aradhana, Kati Patang, Anand and Amar Prem that propelled him to dazzling fame.
Agencies
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