AMN / MUMBAI
Renowned actress Sridevi’s mortal remains arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday night after 72 hours of her sudden and shocking demise in Dubai. Her body was taken to her residence in Green Acres, Lokhandwala, from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in a convoy.
Sridevi’s husband Boney Kapoor, brothers-in-law Sanjay Kapoor and Sandeep Marwah, sister-in-law Reena Marwah and stepson Arjun Kapoor were on the chartered Reliance Transport Embraer jet 135BJ which carried her mortal remains from Dubai to Mumbai.
Tight security arrangements were in place both on the way and outside the house, as a large number of fans had gathered to get a glimpse of their beloved actress.
The late actress’ daughter Jahnvi Kapoor and other family members — Anil Kapoor, Anshula Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor — were present at the airport along with business magnate Anil Ambani and his wife Tina Ambani.
Her funeral is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
Sridevi died on Saturday night, but her body was brought only on Tuesday as the Dubai Prosecutor’s Office was investigating the case of her death.
Earlier in the day, the prosecutor’s office in Dubai said forensic report had stated that she had died from “accidental drowning” in the bathtub of her hotel room, after losing consciousness.
The case had been closed, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. Later, her body was handed over to the bereaved family as no foul play was apparently suspected by the investigators.
India Tv – Ambulance carring mortal remains of actress Sridevi arrives at her residence in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Ambulance carring mortal remains of actress Sridevi arrives at her residence in Mumbai on Tuesday.
A tweet from the official feed of the Government of Dubai Media Office read: “The decision to release the body came after all the investigations and procedural matters followed in such incidents were completed, in order to determine all its circumstances and ensure that justice was done within the framework of the law.”
After completion of embalming, Sridevi’s body was taken to Dubai airport.
Cremation at 3:30 pm on Wednesday
According to a statement on behalf of Sridevi’s husband Boney Kapoor, their daughters Khushi and Janhvi, and the entire Kapoor and Ayyappan (Sridevi’s side) families, the body will be kept for three hours at the Celebration Sports Club, Andheri (West), near her residence from 9.30 am onwards to enable people and her fans to pay their last respects.
The final journey of the star — best known for her performances in iconic Bollywood films like “Mr. India”, “Nagina”, “Sadma”, “Chandni” and “Khuda Gawah” — will commence at 2.00 pm from the club to the Vile Parle Seva Samaj Crematorium & Hindu Cemetery at SV Road in Vile Parle (West), where it will reach around 3.30 pm.