Bollywood
film
industry
has
been
shocked
by
the
sudden
death
of
Saif
Ali
Khan's
father
Mansoor
Ali
Khan
Pataudi,
who
was
one
of
India's
finest
and
youngest
cricket
captains.
Several
B-Town
stars
took
to
their
Twitter
pages
to
share
their
sorrow
over
the
demise
of
the
cricketer,
who
was
hospitalised
on
August
29
following
his
lung
infection.
On
their
Twitter
pages,
Bollywood
celebrities
like
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Javed
Akhtar,
Filmmaker
Nagesh
Kukunoor,
Shekhar
Kapur,
Madhur
Bhandarkar,
Neha
Dhupia,
Shreya
Ghoshal,
Riteish
Deshmukh
and
several
others
recalled
their
fond
memories
with
Pataudi.
They
also
offered
their
heartfelt
condolences
to
Pataudi
family.
The
first
B-Town
man
to
mourn
the
death
of
Mansoor
Ali
Khan
was
none
other
than
Amitabh
Bachchan,
who
first
tweeted,
“Sad
news
..
Tiger
Pataudi
passes
away
..
!!!" Later,
he
added,
“Fond
memories
of
the
past
with
Tiger
Pataudi
..
his
wedding,
playing
cricket
with
him,
his
tabla
playing
prowess,
social
evenings
.."
Then
came
a
host
of
actors,
actresses,
singers
and
filmmakers,
who
expressed
their
shock
over
Pataudi's
sudden
demise.
Arbaaz
Khan
tweeted,
“RIP
Tiger
Pataudi.
One
of
the
India's
finest
captains".
Akshay
Kumar
wrote:
Just
heard
about
the
sad
demise
of
Tiger
Pataudi,
a
thorough
gentleman
and
leader,
extremely
sad
news.
Heartfelt
condolences
to
the
family...
Shekhar
Kapur:
Deepest
condolences
2
Sharmila,
Saif,
Soha
n
Saba,
Tiger
Pataudi
will
b
missed,
one
of
d
biggest
icons
of
my
generation,
why
so
early?
Javed
Akhtar:
Tiger
Pataudi
was
class,dignity&
talent
personified.
Imagine
Indian
cricket
team's
captainship
at
the
age
of
21.
we
won't
forget
you
Tiger.
Riteish
Deshmukh:
True
Cricketing
LEGEND
passes
away.
Siddharth:
One
of
the
greatest
people
I
have
ever
had
the
good
fortune
of
knowing
passed
away
today.
goodbye
and
RIP,
the
great
'Tiger'
Pataudi.
Boman
Irani:
MAK
Pataudi
passes
away!
RIP
Rahul
Bose:
Distraught
to
hear
about
Tiger
Pataudi's
demise.
He
was
a
great
captain,
player,
gentleman
&
my
coach
for
a
summer.
Will
never
forget
him.
Dia
Mirza:
So
saddened...
Tiger
Pataudi
RIP.
We
will
never
forget
your
contribution
and
charisma.
God
grant
his
family
strength.
Shreya
Ghoshal:
Former
cricketer
Mansur
Ali
Khan
Pataudi
passes
away.
R.I.P.
Neha
Dhupia:
Very
Sad
to
hear
about
the
demise
of
tiger
Pataudi
...
RIP.
Madhur
Bhandarkar:
Sad
to
hear
that
Tiger
Pataudi
is
no
more...
An
era
ends...
Vishal
Dadlani:
Tiger
Pataudi.
A
Legend
in
the
true
sense
of
the
word.
RIP,
Sir.
Satish
Kaushik:
RIP
Tiger
Pataudi...India
finest
captains,
great
cricketer..cricket
fans
will
always
remember
him.
Filmmaker
Nagesh
Kukunoor:
Just
heard
about
the
news.
Other
than
the
obvious
that
he
was
a
great
cricketer,
I
feel
he
was
a
style
icon
of
that
time.
He
had
a
regal
personality.
My
condolences
go
to
Saif
for
sure.
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