Top filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar, known for his films such as Parineeta, Mardaani and Helicopter Eela, passed away on March 24. The 68-year-old director was reportedly on dialysis and was admitted to a hospital. The news of his passing was shared by Hansal Mehta on Twitter. Shortly after the news broke, several celebrities mourned his loss. Celebrities like Deepika Padukone, Vidya Balan, Rani Mukerji and others also attended the director’s last rites. Today, a prayer meeting was held in Mumbai in his memory and celebrities arrived for it.
Celebrities attend Pradeep Sarkar’s prayer meeting
Some time ago, Saif Ali Khan was seen arriving for Pradeep Sarkar’s prayer meeting in the city. Other celebrities like Prasoon Joshi, Drashti Dhami, Shoojit Sircar and others were also seen at the location. Have a look:
Earlier, Rani Mukerji, who worked with him in Mardaani, expressed his grief over his passing. She said: “I am very shocked by the news of Dada’s passing. I spoke to him recently when I had gone to Amritsar, to the Golden Temple where he called me to tell me about my film. So we had a long talk he insisted on calling facetime but that day the network was down so i couldn’t video call him we planned to meet up this week when i got back but it’s just so unexpected His wife (Panchali boudi) called me at 4 am when this happened, it’s really sad and shocking that dada passed away like that.”
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