Veteran actor Vinod Khanna cremated, Bollywood pays tribute

MUMBAI: Family, friends and prominent Bollywood personalities bid a tearful adieu to veteran actor Vinod Khanna as he was cremated here this evening.

Khanna’s fans thronged the streets outside the Worli crematorium to catch a last glimpse of the actor, who died of cancer at a hospital here this morning at the age of 70.

His body was brought to the crematorium in an ambulance. Khanna’s sons Rahul and Sakshi performed the rituals there.

At 6 pm, Sakshi lit the funeral pyre.

Actors Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek, Rishi Kapoor and brother Randhir Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Jackie Shroff, Kabir Bedi and Danny Denzongpa were among those who attended the funeral along with Gulzar, Subhash Ghai, Ramesh Taurani and Ramesh Sippy. (AGENCIES)