After being admitted to hospital for so long, today came the news of Aruna Bhatia’s demise. Akshay Kumar’s mother Aruna Bhatia passed away on Wednesday morning. She was 77 years old and had been ill for a long time. Three days back she was admitted to Hiranandani Hospital due to her I’ll health. Soon after which Akshay Kumar returned from his shooting of movie Cinderella from UK to take care of his mother. She was cremated at the Pawan Hans crematorium in Juhu, Mumbai. Bollywood’s veteran stars came to bid him a final farewell. Stars like Riteish Deshmukh, Sajid Khan, Ramesh Taurani, Karan Kapadia were spotted while returning from the funeral.

Akshay Kumar’s Mother

In the morning itself, Akshay Kumar gave the news of his mother’s passing through social media. A picture of Akshay Kumar has also surfaced from the crematorium, in which he is looking disheartened. The pain of losing the mother can be clearly seen on Akshay’s face.Producer Ramesh Taurani also attended the funeral of Akshay’s mother. To give courage to Akshay in this hour of grief, his close people and relatives attended the last rites, among whom was his friend Riteish Deshmukh.

Twinkle Khanna also attended the funeral of her mother-in-law. During this, her daughter Nitara was also with her. Aruna Bhatia was a great producer of her time and has produced many hits including Rustom.