Sridevi cremated as per South Indian rituals, husband Boney Kapoor performs last rites
The mortal remains of Indian film icon Sridevi was flown back to Mumbai last night
The mortal remains of Indian film icon Sridevi, whose sudden death triggered a frenzy of grief, was flown back to Mumbai last night after Dubai authorities determined that she had accidentally drowned in her hotel bathtub.
Family members, including her film-maker husband Boney Kapoor and stepson Arjun Kapoor, brought her body in a private jet after three days of uncertainty over her unexpected death on Saturday in Dubai.
The Embraer jet, owned by industrialist Anil Ambani, landed in Mumbai around 9.30 pm and the mortal remains were then taken to the Lokhandwala residence of the Kapoors where about a dozen police personnel and as many private security men were deployed for crowd management.
Sridevi, known as Indian cinema's first woman superstar, leaves behind her husband and their two daughters Jahnvi and Khushi.
The 54-year-old Bollywood icon was in Dubai to attend a family wedding. Her death sent shock waves across India with those who knew her at a loss to explain how the star could die so suddenly.
Here are the LIVE updates of Sridevi's final journey:
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Sridevi was cremated in full state honours with her body draped in the national tricolour along with a gun salute before the cremation, as per IANS report. Sridevi's funeral is estimated to have gathered highest numbers of mourner, at par with singer Mohammed Rafi's funeral procession in the year 1980.
As per PTI report, Sridevi's filmmaker husband Boney Kapoor performed the last rites at Ville Parle Crematorium while the couple's daughters, Jahnvi and Khushi, were by his side, said sources close to the family. The 54 year old actress was cremated with full state honours.
Celebrities continue to pour in to bid adieu to Sridevi. Her Himmatwala co-Jeetendra, filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani & Vidhu Vinod Chopra leave for crematorium.
Preity Zinta took to Twitter and paid a tribute to Sridevi. She wrote, "'I am so sad I didn't get to say goodbye'
Rituals for Sridevi's last rites begin at Vile Parle Samaj Crematorium.
Anil Ambani, Anupam Kher and Arjun Rampal have reached the Crematorium to pay their last respect to the actress
Bollywood stars Vidya Balan and her husband Siddharth Roy Kapur, Farhan Akhtar, Dia Mirza and her husband Sahil Sangha have arrived at the Crematorium for Sridevi's funeral.
Sridevi's last rites will be done at Vile Parle Seva Samaj Crematorium. Huge crowds have gathered to bid her goodbye.
Actor Shakti Kapoor who has worked with Sridevi in films like Chaalbaaz has reached the Crematorium.
Thousands of fans have gathered to bid her adieu.
Huge crowds gather outside Crematorium to catch the final glimpse of Sridevi
Censor Board chief Prasoon Joshi, Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor also reach cremation ground.
Shah Rukh Khan arrives for Sridevi's last rites.
Sridevi's mortal remains have reached Pawan Hans Crematorium
Vile Parle skywalk closed due to overcrowding outside Pawan Hans crematorium (Imran Fazal/DNA)
Sridevi's mortal remains being taken for cremation
Mortal remains of Sridevi draped in tricolour, accorded state honours.
Mortal remains of Sridevi being taken for cremation
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Stars, fans throng Mumbai's Celebration Sports Club to pay last respects to Sridevi (Anagha Sawant/DNA)
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People queue up outside Celebration Sports Club to pay tributes to Sridevi
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Ashok Kumar waits in the queue to pay his respects to Sridevi (Anagha Sawant/DNA)
Ashok Kumar, 62, stays in the opposite building of Sridevi. He is standing in the queue since 6 am. He usually saw her in few party. According to him, she was a polite woman who always smiled.
"I was shocked and couldn't react after listening to the news," he said.
His wife is a Committee member of Celebrations club and has a direct entry, but he preferred to stand in the queue.
Sridevi's mortal brought to Celebration Sports Club, where people will pay their last respects to the actor
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Jatin Valmiki (right) waits to pay his last respects to his favourite film star (Anagha Sawant/DNA)
Visually impaired Jatin Valmiki, 30, from UP, came to Mumbai on Sunday morning and have been waiting at Lokhandwala since Monday night. Police staff assured him that he would be given a private entry.
He lost his sight 17 years ago. 'Laadla' was his favourite film of Sridevi. He met Sridevi twice and was helped by her financially 8 years ago. She gave him Rs 1 lakh for his brother's operation.
He was supposed to visit Mumbai in after Holi, but came early to pay respects to his favourite film star.
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People standing in queue since 7 am to meet Sridevi for the last time (Anagha Sawant /DNA)
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Visuals from Mumbai's Celebration Sports Club, where Sridevi's mortal remains will be kept for people to pay tributes