Amitabh, SRK attend Aishwarya's father's funeral
Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan attended the funeral of actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's father Krishnaraj Rai. He passed away on Saturday in Mumbai's Lilavati hospital. Other actors like Kunal Kapoor and Sonali Bendre, veteran actors Simi Garewal and Randhir Kapoor and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali were also spotted at the funeral.
Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's father Krishnaraj Rai died Saturday evening in Mumbai after a brief battle with illness. His funeral was held Saturday night at the city's Vile Parle Seva Sansthan Shamshan Bhoomi, where a host of actors, including Aishwarya's husband Abhishek Bachchan and father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan, offered prayers. Other Bollywood celebrities who paid their last respects included actors Shah Rukh Khan and Kunal Kapoor and film makers Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ashutosh Gowarikar. Krishnaraj Rai was admitted to Bandra's Lilavati hospital last month. Lt Gen V Ravishankar, who treated him at the facility, told news agency IANS that Rai had lymphoma. "Mr Rai passed away around 4 pm in Lilavati hospital ICU," Ravishankar told IANS. A Mangalorean, Krishnaraj is survived by wife Vrinda, son Aditya and daughter Aishwarya.(With agency inputs)