Mumbai: Bollywood diva Sridevi was cremated with full state honors, mourned by millions of fans, at the Vile Parle crematorium.
Sridevi’s filmmaker husband Boney Kapoor performed the last rites at the ceremony. The couple’s daughters, Jahnvi and Khushi, were by his side, said sources close to the family.
The actor’s body was brought to the crematorium in an open, flower-bedecked hearse.
Sridevi’s untimely death at the age of 54 in Dubai on Saturday had stunned the nation.
The mortal remains of Sridevi arrived from Dubai on Tuesday night and was taken to her residence in Green Acres where many well-wishers paid their last respects to the diva.
Bollywood celebrities Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar, Manish Malhotra, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi were among those who offered their condolences to the Kapoor family.
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