Legendary Actor Dilip Kumar Given State Funeral, Amitabh Bachchan Attends
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Just hours after Dilip Kumar's death, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray tweeted that the actor would be given a final farewell with state honours
Dilip Kumar, who died at the age of 98, was buried with state honours at the Juhu Cemetery in Mumbai's Santacruz on Wednesday evening. The funeral was relatively muted because of COVID restrictions - only family and close friends attended; most of the actor's celebrity colleagues paid their last respects at his residence earlier in the day. Actor Amitabh Bachchan was among the handful of celebs, who attended Dilip Kumar's funeral. Amitabh Bachchan was accompanied by his son, actor Abhishek. Mr Bachchan co-starred in 1983 film Shakti. Earlier, Mr Bachchan mourned Dilip Kumar on Twitter in these words: "An epic era has drawn curtains... Never to happen again." State funeral protocols - #DilipKumar saab being draped with the beautiful tricolor. pic.twitter.com/fmYMdJLOBD 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 Paid our respects to the legend, Dilip Kumar Saheb. He will be accorded state honours today. pic.twitter.com/eXkZLyjVCR Filmmaker Subhash Ghai, who directed Dilip Kumar in 1991 movie Saudagar, attended the funeral with his wife Mukta. Dilip Kumar's wife Saira Banu, who was photographed at the cemetery, was surrounded by a support group of well-wishers and police personnel. See pictures from Dilip Kumar's funeral here: Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu's family friend Faisal Farooqui tweeted this clip of the actor being draped with the tricolour:More Related News
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