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Touching scenes at Vinod Khanna's funeral

Last updated on: April 28, 2017 10:23 IST

They all came to say goodbye.

Co-stars, colleagues, friends, everyone who knew him... paid homage to Vinod Khanna, who passed into the ages in a Mumbai hospital on April 27.

Vinod Khanna's younger son Akshaye Khanna with choreographer Saroj Khan.

Khanna's first wife, Geetanjali.

Vinod Khanna's younger son Sakshi, who performed the last rites, with his mother Kavita Khanna, eldest brother Rahul Khanna and other mourners.

Sakshi and his grief-stricken mother.

Vinod Khanna's brother Pramod Khanna along with Sakshi.

Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan at the funeral.

Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna featured in Reshma Aur Shera, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Batwara, Parvarish, Kunwara Baap, Khoon Pasina, Zameer, Hera Pheri and, of course, Amar Akbar Anthony.

Randeep Hooda, Rahul and politician Sanjay Nirupam.

Video: Co-stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor and Arjun Rampal at the funeral.

Rishi Kapoor, Gulzar and Subhash Ghai at the funeral.

Rishi Kapoor and Vinod Khanna starred in Amar Akbar Anthony and Chandni.

Gulzar directed Vinod Khanna in Mere Apne, Meera and Lekin.

'Goodbye my friend. you left lot of osho teachings with us. celebrate life fully n celebrate ur departure as well,' Subhash Ghai tweeted.

Jackie Shroff, who acted with Vinod Khanna in Pathar Ke Insan, Ek Aur Ek Gyarah and Aakhri Adalat, with wife Ayesha Shroff.

Shraddha Khanna, Vinod Khanna's only daughter.

Both Arjun Rampal and Dia Mirza worked with Vinod Khanna in Deewaanapan.

Ranjeet with his wife Nazneen Bedi, Danny Denzongpa and Ali Khan.

Singer Udit Narayan, politician Praful Patel and actress Tara Sharma at the funeral.

 

Kiran Juneja arrives with husband Ramesh Sippy.

Kiran worked with Vinod Khanna in the 1992 film, Humshakal.

Sippy had directed Khanna in 1987's Zameen.

Randhir Kapoor acted with Vinod Khanna in Haath Ki Safai (1974), Akhri Daku (1978) and Ramaiya Vastavaiya (2013).

Kabir Bedi and Vinod Khanna acted in Kuchhe Dhaage, Kshatriya, Kranti, Yuvraaj and Dilwale.

Vinod Khanna's sister-in-law Gauri (wife Kavita's sister) is seen next to Bedi.

Crowds gather for a last glimpse of the actor.

Photographs: Sahil Salve, Pradeep Bandekar
Video: Afsar Dayatar/Rediff.com