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 BachchanPhotographs: 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 GoswamiPhotographs: 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 KhannaPhotographs: 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 ShettyPhotographs: 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 TandonPhotographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Raveena Tandon arrives to pay her last respects.
Roop Kumar Rathod and Anu Mallik
Image: Roop Kumar Rathod and Anu MallikPhotographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Playback singer Roop Kumar Rathod and music composer Anu Mallik arrive for the last rites.
Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Puneet Issar
Image: Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Puneet IssarPhotographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Veteran character actors Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Puneet Issar arrive.
The duo have featured in many J P Dutta films.
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