Bollywood actor Sridevi Kapoor was accorded full state honours as she was cremated at Mumbai’s Vile Parle Seva Samaj Crematorium on Wednesday evening with husband Boney Kapoor performing the last rites. Daughter Janhvi and Khushi also accompanied the hearse.
The actor was draped in a Tricolour on her last journey ’s and her flower-covered cortege was followed by thousands of mourners who walked all the way from prayer hall in Lokhandwala to the crematorium in Vile Parle, a distance of about 7 km. Her
Bollywood colleagues, including Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Vidya Balan, also reached the cremation ground to pay their last respects.
7:56pm: Late actor Sridevi’s family has put out a statement. The statement from Marwah, Ayyappan and Kapoor family reads, “The past few days have been trying times for us as a family. Today, particularly, has been one of the hardest. We laid to rest a beautiful soul who has gone too soon. She leaves behind a legacy that is unique. Her talent was undeniable, her beauty unmatched and her ability to connect with the audience was legendary. Sri had the same connect with her family as well. The one thing that helped us all get through these last few days, was the amazing amount of love and support from everyone — be it her many colleagues, to her innumerable fans, her caring friends and loving family, from across the country and the world.”
It further reads, “This outpouring of love is the memory that we would like Khushi and Janhvi to have of their mother… a woman who was loved unquestionably by everyone. Let us all who loved Sri, envelope her two little ones, her life, as she often called them, with as much or more love than we gave Sri so that they can live their lives ahead with a little less ache in their hearts. Let us help them remember their mother fondly, with that beloved twinkle in her eyes, and help them build a life and be what Sri had dreamt for them. To the members of the media, we ask that you respect the privacy of the family and allow us the space to grieve. Sri lived her life with dignity and we implore, that you give her the same respect.”
6pm: Boney Kapoor performed the last rites of Sridevi. Their daugters -- Khushi and Janhvi Kapoor -- were also a part of the cortege which reached the crematorium late in afternoon. The entire Kapoor family bid the departed actor goodbye. Many of her colleagues were on the verge of breakdown as they paid their respects.5.40pm: Katrina Kaif also reached the crematorium where Sridevi’s last rites are taking place. The Bollywood actor also visited Sridevi’s residence last night after her body arrived from Dubai.5.10pm: To pay their last respects to Sridevi, actor Vidya Balan reached the Vile Parle crematorium with husband Siddharth Roy Kapur. Farhan Akhtar, Dia Mirza, Anil Ambani, Anupam Kher and Arjun Rampal are also among the Bollywood personalities who have reached for the funeral.The Maharashtra government decided to accord state honours to Sridevi. While only the current and former prime ministers, current and former Union ministers and current and former state ministers were entitled to a state funeral, now the state government can decide who will be accorded a state funeral. Based on its discretion, people who have contributed to fields like politics, literature, law, science and cinema can be given a state funeral.More photos below.
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