Sridevi’s body was kept at the Celebration Sports Club in Mumbai, a short distance away from her home till 2 pm so that fans and stars could get a last glimpse of the late actress. Nearly one lakh fans stood patiently in a mile long queue to pay their last respects to Sridevi, who as per her wishes, was draped in in red and golden Kanchivaram sari, in a glass casket under a white canopy of tuberoses.
When the public viewing ended at 2 pm, her casket was carried out in a flower-adorned van to the Vile Parle Samaj Crematorium and Hindu Cemetery for the final rites.
Most of the Bollywood fraternity turned up to pay their last respects to the actor, among them Jaya Bachchan, Shweta Nanda and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ajay Devgn with wife Kajol and sister-in-law Tanishaa, Deepika Padukone, Madhuri Dixit Nene and her husband, Sushmita Sen, Jaya Prada, Shahid Kapoor and wife Mira Rajput.
Several celebrities have also been visiting the home of Anil Kapoor since the news of Sridevi’s untimely death broke out on Saturday night. Among them were Ranveer Singh, Shah Rukh and Gauri Khan, Farah Khan, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan.
The grieving family issued a statement thanking everyone for standing by them in their time of grief. The statement read, “We thank the film fraternity, media, fans of late Sridevi Kapoor and all the well-wishers for their prayers, support and sensitivity during our moment of immense grief. We request you to kindly join us in paying our last respects to a remarkable actor, beloved wife and loving mother.”
