Manoj Kumar Death: From Akshay Kumar To Aamir Khan, Karan Johar; B-Town Celebs Mourn The Loss Of Bharat Kumar

Bollywood Celebs React To Manoj Kumar Demise: The saddening news of legendary Indian actor and movie director Manoj Kumar passing away have left everyone heartbroken. After a prolonged illness, the 'Roti Kapada Aur Makaan' actor breathed his last on Friday (April 4) at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai at the age of 87. Soon after the news of Bharat Kumar's demise came out, fans and Bollywood celebs started mourning the loss of the veteran actor.

Manoj Kumar Death Reason, Funeral Updates

According to reports, Manoj Kumar breathed his last on Friday early morning at around 3:30 AM after suffering from a cardiogenic shock as a result of an acute myocardial infarction or a severe heart attack.

Confirming Manoj Kumar's death, his son Kunal Goswami has revealed that the last rites of the late actor will take place tomorrow.

Manoj Kumar Death: Bollywood Celebs Pay Tribute To The Late Actor

As the entire nation mourns the loss the of the legendary Manoj Kumar, several Bollywood celebs, including Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar and others, have taken to tehri respective social media handles and offered their respect to 'Bharat Kumar'.

1) Aamir Khan

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan offered his deepest condolences to veteran actor Manoj Kumar' The actor stated, "Manoj Kumar was not just an actor, and film-maker, he was an institution. I have learnt so much watching his films. His films were often based on important social themes which brought him really close to the common man. My heartfelt condolences to his family. (sic)"

2) Akshay Kumar

A while ago, Akshay Kumar, who is gearing up for the release of Kesari: Chapter 2, paid his respect to the 'Kranti' actor. Taking to Twitter (now 'X'), the actor wrote, "I grew up learning from him that there's no emotion like love and pride for our country. And if we actors won't take the lead in showing this emotion, who will? Such a fine person, and one of the biggest assets of our fraternity. RIP Manoj Sir. Om Shanti 🙏"

3) Ajay Devgn

Ajay Devgn also took to Twitter and penned a heartfelt lengthy note remembering late Manoj Kumar.

4) Karan Johar

Akshay's Kesari franchise producer Karan Johar, too, paid his last respect to the late actor. Taking to his Instagram story, KJo shared a note, along with a 'RIP' message, that read, "Today we lost a Hindi cinema Legend... . Shri Manoj Kumar. It took me back to a screening of Kranti i saw as a child... sitting excitedly on the floor with other kids and a packed screening room of filmmaker's and actors and industry giants ... this was the ROUGH CUT of the film... a 4 hour long version ... . Manojji was sharing his film at such an early stage seeking feedback ... seeking opinions for his ambitious motion picture ... . .the film went on to create history at the box office ... . (sic)"

5) Farhan Akhtar

Bollywood actor-singer-director-producer Farhan Akhtar penned a heartfelt note and paid his last respect to Manoj Kumar. He captioned his post, "Woh kaun thi, Gumnaam, Shaheed, Upkar, Purab aur Paschim, Kranti.. the list goes on and on .. thank you for the entertainment and for inspiring generations that followed you.

RIP Manoj Kumar ji. 🙏🏽♥️ (sic)"

6) Manoj Bajpayee

National Award winning actor Manoj Bajpayee also paid tribute to late Manoj Kumar on Twitter.

7) Adivi Sesh

Actor-filmmaker Adivi Sesh took to his Twitter handle and wrote, "The man who defined the word 'Bharat' 💔 Rest In Peace sir. Legend 🙏🏼"

8) Vivek Agnihotri

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri also expressed his sadness over the demise of the legendary actor of the Indian cinema.