J Om Prakash's Funeral: Hrithik Roshan Bids Adieu To His Grandpa; Big B, Dharmendra Pay Respects
This morning, Bollywood woke up to the sad news of the demise of one of Indian cinema's noted filmmaker, J Om Prakash, maternal grandfather of actor Hrithik Roshan.
This
morning,
Bollywood
woke
up
to
the
sad
news
of
the
demise
of
one
of
Indian
cinema's
noted
filmmaker,
J
Om
Prakash,
maternal
grandfather
of
actor
Hrithik
Roshan.
If
reports
are
to
be
believed,
he
passed
away
at
8
am
from
age-related
illnesses
at
the
age
of
92.
The
news
was
shared
by
actor
Deepak
Parishar
who
tweeted,
"My
dearest
uncle
"Mr
J
Om
Prakash"passed
away
about
an
hour
ago
😞
So
saddened
as
he
joins
his
friend,
my
Mamaji
"Mr
Mohan
Kumar
"in
heaven
!
Their
contributions
to
Indian
cinema
is
a
gift
they
left
behind
for
us
!
Took
this
pic
few
months
ago
when
went
to
see
him
!
Om
Shanti
!"
(sic).
The
funeral
was
held
at
Pawan
Hans
Vile
Parle,
Mumbai,
at
12:30
pm.
It
was
attended
by
celebrities
like
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Dharmendra
amongst
others.
Check
out
the
pictures
here.
It's
A
Huge
Blow
To
Hrithik
The
actor
was
known
to
be
quite
close
to
his
grandfather.
A
source,
close
to
Hrithik,
told
Mid-day, "Duggu
is
very
close
to
his
naana
(but
calls
him
deda)
and
always
picked
up
stuff
for
him
whenever
he's
travelling
abroad."
A
Heartbreaking
Day
For
The
Roshans
J
Om
Prakash's
son-in-law
Rakesh
Roshan
bids
adieu
to
the
late
filmmaker.
Amitabh
Bachchan
Was
One
Of
The
First
Celebs
To
Arrive
To
Offer
His
Condolences
The
'Shahenshah'
of
Bollywood
even
tweeted,
"T
3251
-
J
OM
PRAKASH
ji
Producer
Director
of
eminence,
passed
away
this
morning
..
a
kind
gentle
affable
being
..
my
neighbor,
Hrithik's
grandfather
..
sad
!!
Prayers
for
his
soul
..
🙏."
The
Funeral
Was
Also
Attended
By
Dharmendra
The
veteran
actor
too
rushed
in
to
pay
his
last
respects
to
J
Om
Prakash
at
his
residence.