Sridevi’s funeral: Here’s how Bollywood and fans bid farewell to the iconic star

Snehha Suresh | Updated: Feb 28, 2018, 17:02 IST
Bollywood actress Sridevi's sudden death has left everyone in shock. The actress passed away at the mere age of 54. She has left a beautiful legacy behind but the void she has left will be impossible to fill. The legendary actress’ mortal remains had reached Mumbai yesterday night at 10 pm and it had reached Green Acres where the actress lived. The prayer meeting was held at Celebration Sports Club foundation in Lokhandwala.


The government of Dubai confirmed that Sridevi died after accidentally drowning in the bathtub of her hotel room following the loss of consciousness. A forensic examination indicated that traces of alcohol were found in her blood. Sridevi passed away on the night of the 24th of February in her hotel room and left the nation shocked.


A number of Bollywood celebrities arrived at the venue to offer their condolences to the actress. Many A-list celebrities like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Kajol, Ajay Devgn, John Abraham, Vidya Balan, Deepika Padukone, Raveena Tandon, Farhan Akhtar and many others attended the prayer meeting.


The funeral of the actress was held at Pawan Hans in Juhu. Nobody was allowed anywhere close to a 4 km radius of the funeral proceedings. The actress was wrapped in tricolour. The truck that held her mortal remains was decorated with flowers. Boney Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, and Arjun Kapoor accompanied her to the crematorium. The funeral started at 3.30 and celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Lara Dutta attended the same.








You will surely be missed Sridevi Ji.
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