Mumbai, Jul 7 (UNI) Cine thespian Mohammed Yusuf Khan, known to the world by his screen name Dilip Kumar, was buried in a Muslim graveyard with full state honours, here on Wednesday evening.
His body was kept at his home a few hours for people to pay their last respects at his suburban Bandra home.
A large number of his fans were assembled outside his residence to catch a glimpse of the legendary star before his final journey.
Among those who visited and condoled his wife Saira Banu Khan were NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Tourism Minister Aditya Thackeray, top Bollywood personalities Karan Johar, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Vidya Balan, Johny Lever and Anupam Kher.
Later, his body was ceremonially draped in the national tricolour by a Mumbai Police contingent, and taken in procession to the Juhu Muslim graveyard, with scores of people lined up on both sides of the roads to bid a tearful adieu.
At the graveyard, many other top Bollywood personalities had gathered for his final ‘deedar’ (darshan), awaiting the funeral cortege brought by the police and his family members.
After the traditional rituals, prayers and the state protocols, Dilip Kumar was laid to rest as many of the mourners cried and others fought back their tears, even as Mumbai Police deployed tight security and implemented Covid-19 protocols.
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