Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor passed away in Mumbai on Thursday after a long battle with cancer. He was 67.
The actor breathed his last at Mumbai’s Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital. The actor’s last rites will be performed at Chandanwadi Crematorium in Kalbadevi, Mumbai. And the family will leave for the funeral anytime now.
Meanwhile there are reports that the late actor’s daughter Riddhima Sahni who stays in Delhi along with her family, has been given permission to travel to Mumbai to attend her father’s cremation.
Riddhima Kapoor gets permission to travel from Delhi
ANI confirmed the same by mentioning, “Delhi Police has issued movement pass to 5 people, including Riddhima Kapoor – the daughter of #RishiKapoor, to go to Mumbai: DCP (southeast) RP Meena (in file pic) Rishi Kapoor passed away at Mumbai’s HN Reliance Foundation Hospital today.”
Delhi Police has issued movement pass to 5 people, including Riddhima Kapoor – the daughter of #RishiKapoor, to go to Mumbai: DCP (southeast) RP Meena (in file pic)
Rishi Kapoor passed away at Mumbai’s HN Reliance Foundation Hospital today. pic.twitter.com/1PVKVMkHSu
— ANI (@ANI) April 30, 2020
A source told the daily that Riddhima had been seeking permission to travel since Wednesday when her father’s health started deteriorating. The source added Riddhima is also trying to find a flight so she could reach her family as early as possible. Srikant Kishore, DIG CISF, Delhi Airport said they have no information on Riddhima’s plan to fly to Mumbai.
Riddhima took to Instagram to share a heartbreaking post on her father’s death. “Papa I love you I will always love you – RIP my strongest warrior I will miss you everyday I will miss your FaceTime calls everyday! Until we meet again papa I love you,” she captioned a selfie with her father.
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Rishi returned to India last September after undergoing treatment for cancer in the US for almost a year. In February, Kapoor was hospitalised twice due to his health issues.
May the actor’s soul rest in peace!