Sridevi funeral live news updates from Mumbai: Salman Khan visits actor’s residence
Sridevi funeral live: Family members and several other Bollywood stars are at the actor’s residence to pay their final respects.
bollywood Updated: Feb 28, 2018 09:01 IST
Hindustan Times
The mortal remains of Bollywood actor Sridevi, who died late Saturday in Dubai, arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday night. Her funeral is scheduled to be held on Wednesday afternoon. Fans can pay respect to the actor from 9.30am to 12.30pm at Celebration Sports Club in Lokhandwala while the last journey will begin at 2pm. The cremation will take place at 3.30pm in Vile Parle Seva Samaj Crematorium. Here are Sridevi funeral live updates:
8.56am: Ritiesh Deshmukh has called the media coverage on Sridevi’s death a ‘bl**dy circus’ in a tweet. “It’s a bloody circus. Some of the TV channels have dug new lows for themselves. Let’s give #Sridevi Ji & her family the dignity & respect they deserve,” he wrote.
8.00am: Security personnel and Mumbai police can be seen outside the Celebration Sports Club in Lokhandwala, Mumbai where fans, Bollywood celebs and media persons will pay final respects to the actor.
12.00am: Salman Khan arrives at Sridevi’s residence.
Feb 27, 11:35pm: As per a statement released by the Kapoor family, Sridevi’s body will be kept at the Celebration Sports Club, Garden No 5, Lokhandwala Complex in Mumbai from 9:30am to 12:30pm for the friends and family to pay their last respect to her. Her funeral will take place at 3:30pm.
Feb 27, 10:37pm: The vehicle carrying Sridevi’s body reaches her Lokhandwala house. Her funeral will take place at Vile Parle crematorium tomorrow at 3:30pm.
Sridevi’s body was taken to her residence in Green Acres, Lokhandwala, from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in a convoy after reaching Mumbai. Tight security arrangements were in place both on the way and outside the house, as a large number of fans had gathered to get a glimpse of their beloved actress.
Dubai Police announced on Tuesday that Sridevi died of drowning in the bathtub of her hotel bathroom. Dubai Public Prosecutor’s Office made the announcement, adding that the “case was now closed”.
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