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Raj Kumar Barjatya prayer meet: Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Swara Bhaskar arrive to pay their respect
A host of B-Town celebs including Salman Khan, Swara Bhasker, Madhuri Dixit Nene, among others, attended Raj Kumar Barjatya’s prayer meet.
Several B-town celebs including Salman Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Madhuri Dixit Nene attended Raj Kumar Barjatya’s prayer meet. It was held today, February 23, in Mumbai. Sooraj Barjatya’s father and Rajshri Productions’ chairman Raj Kumar Barjatya passed away on Thursday (February 21) morning. It left the entire film industry in shock. His production house shared the sad news of his demise on Instagram. They wrote, “It is with profound grief that we mourn the loss of Raj Kumar Barjatya, father of Sooraj Barjatya. May his soul Rest In Peace.”
Soon after, Sonam Kapoor took to social media and paid tribute to the later producer. She wrote on Twitter, “I have no words to express the deep and incredible sadness that accompanies the news of Shri Rajkumar Barjatya’s passing. He was a visionary whom I was lucky enough to work with and I pray for his family and loved ones. @rajshri #SoorajBarjatya.” The talented actress was however not present at the prayer meet. Even Anupam Kher expressed his grief via Twitter but couldn’t attend the prayer meet.
Salman, who is quite close to the Barjatya family made sure to attend the meet. He paid his last respects along with Swara, Madhuri, Tabu, Prem Chopra, Amrita Rao. Himesh Reshammiya, Soni Razdan, Bhagyashree, Mahesh Bhatt, Sachin Pilgaonkar and Siddharth Roy Kapur were also in presence. Raj Kumar Barjatya, who was 75, had produced many hit films like Vivah, Maine Pyaar Kiya and Hum Aapke Hain Koun. His last production venture was Hum Chaar which released on Valentine’s Day this year.
