Rishi Kapoor & Sushant Singh Rajput Featured In Oscars' ‘In Memoriam’ Gallery, SSR's Brother-In-Law Reacts
During the 93rd Academy Awards held on Sunday (April 25), late Indian celebs including Irrfan Khan, Bhanu Athaiya, Sushant Singh Rajput, Shashikala and Rishi Kapoor were honoured in the 'In Memoriam' section
During
the
93rd
Academy
Awards
held
on
Sunday
(April
25),
late
Indian
celebs
including
Irrfan
Khan,
Bhanu
Athaiya,
Sushant
Singh
Rajput,
Shashikala
and
Rishi
Kapoor
were
honoured
in
the
'In
Memoriam'
section.
Global
fans
of
the
artists
were
elated
to
see
the
global
film
industry
honour
the
late
stars.
While
late
Bollywood
actor
Irrfan
Khan
and
late
costume
designer
Bhanu
Athaiya
were
featured
in
the
tribute
video
that
aired
during
the
ceremony,
The
Academy's
official
website
also
paid
tributes
to
Sushant
Singh
Rajput,
Rishi
Kapoor
and
Shashikala
in
the
In
Memoriam
Gallery.
SSR's
brother-in-law
Vishal
Kirti
also
reacted
to
the
special
feature.
He
took
to
his
Twitter
handle,
shared
a
picture
of
the
tribute
and
wrote,
"@itsSSR
featured
in
The
Memoriam
gallery
at
the
Oscars.
Thanks
for
pursuing
this
@mayureshkrishna."
2020
was
a
year
that
saw
profound
loss
all
over
the
globe.
Oscar
nominee
Angela
Bassett
also
gave
a
speech
with
the
tribute
that
paid
homage
to
achievers
the
world
of
screen
lost
over
the
past
year,
including
actors,
writers,
directors,
and
technicians.
Soon
after,
fans
also
took
over
the
micro-blogging
site
and
reminisced
memories
of
the
late
stars.
Hollywood
actors
like
Sean
Connery,
Chadwick
Boseman,
Ian
Holm
were
also
mentioned
among
many
others
that
the
Academy
remembered
in
the
special
tribute
segment.
For
the
unversed,
Irrfan
Khan
and
veteran
actor
Rishi
Kapoor
died
after
a
two-year-long
battle
with
cancer.
While
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
passed
away
at
his
Bandra
residence
on
June
14,
2020.
Actress
Shashikala
had
succumbed
to
age-related
complications.