Shabana Azmi, Mahesh Bhatt, Shyam Benegal pay last respects to Kalpana Lajmi

Kalpana Lajmi was cremated on Sunday at Mumbai's Oshiwara Crematorium in the presence of family, friends and loved ones. The filmmaker had been suffering from chronic kidney disease and liver failure. She passed away on Sunday morning around 4:30 am. She was 64. Shabana Azmi, Soni Razdan, Shyam Benegal and Mahesh Bhatt were present to pay their respects. Lajmi's younger brother Dev Lajmi performed the last rites. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

Soni Razdan reportedly got emotional when the pyre was lit. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

Shabana Azmi was also present. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

Kalpana directed Shabana Azmi in Ek Pal ( a 1986 film that also starred Naseeruddin Shah and Farooq Shaikh). (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

Filmmaker and producer Mahesh Bhatt paid his respects as well. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

Acclaimed filmmaker Shyam Benegal also paid his condolences. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)