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PIX: Bollywood bids farewell to filmmaker OP Dutta

Last updated on: February 10, 2012 13:24 IST

Image: J P Dutta
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Veteran filmmaker O P Dutta's last rites were performed at Shivaji Park in Dadar, central Mumbai, today, February 10.

The director/writer passed away early this morning after he was admitted to the Kokilaben hospital in Oshiwara, a western Mumbai suburb, following a bout of pnuemonia.

Dutta's filmmaker son J P Dutta greeted well wishers as he arrived for the rituals.

Abhishek Bachchan

Image: Abhishek Bachchan
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Abhishek Bachchan, who broke the news on Twitter, was one of the visitors.

The actor had worked with the father-son duo in his debut film Refugee, for which O P Dutta had written dialogues and in 2006's Umrao Jaan, which happens to be the late veteran's last film.

Bindiya Goswami

Image: Bindiya Goswami
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Yesteryear actress and J P Dutta's wife Bindiya Goswami, who rarely makes public appearances, looked grim as she appeared along side her husband for the last rites.

Vinod Khanna

Image: Vinod and Kavita Khanna
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Vinod Khanna, who'd worked with J P Dutta on 1993 film Kshatriya, arrived with wife Kavita.

Suniel and Mana Shetty

Image: Suniel and Mana Shetty
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Suniel Shetty arrived with wife Mana Shetty.

He'd worked with J P Dutta in his war films like Border and LoC Kargil.

Raveena Tandon

Image: Raveena Tandon
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Raveena Tandon arrives to pay her last respects.

Roop Kumar Rathod and Anu Mallik

Image: Roop Kumar Rathod and Anu Mallik
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Playback singer Roop Kumar Rathod and music composer Anu Mallik arrive for the last rites.

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Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Puneet Issar

Image: Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Puneet Issar
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Veteran character actors Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Puneet Issar arrive.

The duo have featured in many J P Dutta films.