Following Bollywood actress Sridevi’s untimely demise in Dubai, Indian industrial magnate Anil Ambani has sent an aircraft to Dubai to bring her back. It was moving gesture taken by Ambani to bring back Sridevi Kapoor’s body to India.
According to TOI, Reliance Transport & Travel Ltd’s private aircraft is a 13-seater private jet (Embraer-135BJ) and it left Mumbai for Dubai around 1.30 pm on Sunday.
“It is expected to return with the body and the immediate bereaved family members late tonight,” sources revealed to TOI.
The late actress’ funeral will take place on Monday. So far there is no word from the family.
54-year-old Sridevi passed away in Dubai late on Saturday night, giving the entire country a shock. Her fans and admirers expressed shock and disbelief after her sudden demise. At around 11 p.m, Sridevi suffered from cardiac arrest and before she reached the nearby Rashid Hospital she was dead.
Sridevi went to Dubai to attend the marriage function of actress Sonam Kapoor’s cousin Mohit Marwah, along with husband Boney Kapoor and younger daughter Khushi.
The late actress is remembered for her performance in some of the iconic Bollywood movies such as “Mr. India”, “Nagina”, “Sadma”, “ChalBaaz”, “Chandni”, “Khuda Gawah”, among many others in different Indian languages.
The Padma Shri recipient, who made a comeback to Bollywood in 2012 with “English Vinglish” after a long break of 15 years, was last seen in “Mom” in 2017.