Legendary actor Manoj Kumar mostly known as ‘Bharat Kumar’ for his iconic patriotic films has passed away on Friday morning (4 april). Bollywood industry is shocked with the loss. The true icon of Indian cinema, Manoj Kumar was honoured with several prestigious awards in his entire career.
The actor’s dead body was brought to his residence ahead of the funeral this morning (5th April, Saturday). Manoj Kumar is also accorded full state honours. His body was wrapped in the Indian tricolour, and he was given a 21-gun salute which is a mark of deep respect for his contribution to Indian cinema and culture. A huge crowd of fans and well-wishers gathered outside his house for his final darshan. Many from the film fraternity and public figures arrived to bid a tearful goodbye.
Anu Malik was one of the first to arrive.
Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan were also seen at the funeral.
Salim Khan, Arbaaz Khan, and Prem Chopra with his wife Uma Chopra attended the ceremony.
Raza Murad, Subhash Ghai, Raj Babbar, and Ranjeet were also present.
Tej Sapru came with his family, and actor Rajpal Yadav and Sudhanshu Pandey was seen at the event too.
All gathered to pay their last respects to the legendary actor.
