Film & TV fraternity pays emotional farewell to Dheeraj Kumar
The Indian entertainment fraternity gathered for the prayer meet of veteran actor, producer and director
Dheeraj Kumar
, honouring his immense contribution to cinema and television. Bollywood legends
Hema Malini
and
Jackie Shroff
were among the many who attended, along with Poonam Dhillon,
Rakesh Bedi
, Mukesh Rishi, Deepak Parashar, Tej Sapru, Ramesh Goyal, Raza Murad, Tinaa Ghaai, Vidhi Ghai, and Surendra Pal.
(Poonam Dhillon at the prayer meet)
Also present were producer Ganesh Jain, singers Padma Shri Soma Ghosh and Madhushree, Eisha Singh, Shehzad Khan, producer Manish Goswami, and Kobbi Soshani, Consul General of Israel. Producer Siddharth Roy Kapur, Munmun Dutta, Ashoke Pandit, Kripa Shankar Singh, and B.N. Tiwari (President, FWICE) paid their respects. Close family friend Dr. Dharmendra Kumar and Sunil Gupta, CFO of Creative Eye Ltd.,
were also in attendance.
The gathering reflected the deep admiration Dheeraj Kumar inspired across generations. Known for his 70s and 80s films and for producing meaningful, family-centric shows, he was widely regarded as a visionary with 'unwavering integrity.'
Condolences were extended to his wife Zuby Kochar and family members Inder Kochar and Ashutosh Kochar, as the industry stood united in honoring his life and legacy.
Emotional farewell: Industry icons salute Dheeraj Kumar one last time
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