Bollwood's first ever superstar Rajesh Khanna (KaKa) was cremated at Vile Parle Mumbai. Son-in-law Akshay Kumar lit the funeral pyre, accompanied by his son Aarav. Mr. Khanna died battling with cancer at his home in Mumbai on July 18, 2012 at the age of 69. He took his last breath at 1:40PM at his 'Aashirwad' residency at Carter Road Bandra.
The cremation was a private affair and the assembled press were asked by Akshay Kumar not to film the ceremony. Mr Khanna's body was taken to the cremation ground in a glass casket to allow his fans, thousands of whom lined Mumbai's roads, to pay their last respects.
Mr Khanna's estranged wife and veteran actress Dimple Kapadia was accompanied by her younger daughter Rinkie. Elder daughter Twinkle, who is pregnant with her second child and has been advised by doctors to rest, was not in evidence. Ms Kapadia separated from Mr Khanna in 1984, after 11 years of marriage, but never actually divorced.
Rajesh Khanna borrowed a phrase from the film fraternity that served him so well for 25 years to say his final goodbye yesterday. His last words are reported to have been - "time up ho gaya, pack up."
Mr Khanna's final words were revealed online by no less a person than Amitabh Bachchan, the late actor's co-star co-star in the films Anand and Namak Haraam. Mr Bachchan had rushed to Aashirwad, to be with the bereaved family and pay his last respects.
The cremation was a private affair and the assembled press were asked by Akshay Kumar not to film the ceremony. Mr Khanna's body was taken to the cremation ground in a glass casket to allow his fans, thousands of whom lined Mumbai's roads, to pay their last respects.
Mr Khanna's estranged wife and veteran actress Dimple Kapadia was accompanied by her younger daughter Rinkie. Elder daughter Twinkle, who is pregnant with her second child and has been advised by doctors to rest, was not in evidence. Ms Kapadia separated from Mr Khanna in 1984, after 11 years of marriage, but never actually divorced.
Mr Khanna's final words were revealed online by no less a person than Amitabh Bachchan, the late actor's co-star co-star in the films Anand and Namak Haraam. Mr Bachchan had rushed to Aashirwad, to be with the bereaved family and pay his last respects.
Source: Rediff.com
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