The
film
industry
bid
an
emotional
farewell
to
Manoj
Kumar,
one
of
Bollywood’s
legendary
actors.
The
funeral
was
held
on
April
5
at
the
Pawan
Hans
crematorium,
Vile
Parle,
northwest
Mumbai.
The
actor-director,
known
for
his
portrayal
of
patriotic
characters,
was
laid
to
rest
with
full
state
honours.
Amitabh
Bachchan
starred
in
Manoj
Kumar’s
classic
film
Roti
Kapda
Aur
Makaan
way
back
in
1974.
The
actor
arrives
to
pay
his
last
respects
with
his
son,
Abhishek
Bachchan.
Manoj
Kumar
passed
away
in
the
early
hours
of
April
4;
he
had
been
battling
health
issues
for
a
while.
Watch:
The
last
few
years
of
Manoj
Kumar’s
life
Arbaaz
Khan.
Salim
Khan.
Subhash
Ghai.
Anu
Malik.
Raj
Babbar.
Jimmy
Sheirgill
with
wife
Priyanka.
Rajpal
Yadav
and
Shahbaz
Khan.
Raza
Murad.
Ranjeet
with
wife
Aloka.
Amrish
Puri’s
son
Rajeev
Puri
and
grandson
Vardhan
Puri.
Long
before
he
became
famous
for
his
villain
roles,
Prem
Chopra
played
a
freedom
fighter
in
Manoj
Kumar’s
Shaheed.
He
played
Sukhdev,
who
went
to
the
gallows
alongside
Bhagat
Singh
in
this
1965
classic.
Prem
Chopra
is
seen
with
wife
Uma
and
Prem
Krishen.
A
sea
of
mourners
say
their
last
goodbyes
to
Manoj
Kumar,
who
was
laid
down
with
full
State
honours.
The
coffin
was
draped
with
the
national
flag,
marked
a
fitting
farewell
to
the
‘Bharat
Kumar’
of
Indian
cinema.
The
ambulance
carrying
his
body
was
adorned
with
flowers.
Watch:
Manoj
Kumar’s
final
journey
Manoj
Kumar’s
sons
Kunal
and
Vishal
Goswami.
A
gun
salute
to
the
departed
movie
icon
by
the
police.
Manoj
Kumar’s
wife
Shashi
Goswami,
centre.
Zayed
Khan
hugs
Kunal
Goswami’s
wife
Riti.
He
touches
Shashi
Goswami’s
feet.
Farah
Khan
and
Sajid
Khan
pay
their
respects.
Dharmendra.
Raveena
Tandon.
Poonam
Dhillon.
Anil
Sharma.
With
inputs
from
ANI
Photographs:
Panna
Bandekar,
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff.com
