Jaya Bachchan-Abhishek And Shabana Azmi Attend Filmmaker Rakesh Sharma’s Prayer Meet

Jaya Bachchan-Abhishek and Shabana Azmi are pictured during a prayer session by Rakesh Sharma.

New Delhi:

Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Shabana Azmi are among the few celebrities attending veteran filmmaker Rakesh SharmaSunday prayer meeting (November 13) in Mumbai. Jaya Bachchan arrives with her son Abhishek at the venue. Director Indra Kumar was also spotted attending the prayer meeting. The late filmmaker, 81, passed away on November 10 after a long battle with cancer, according to news agency ANI. He is known for his movies, such as Khoon Pasina, Yaarana, Mr. Natwarlal and Suryavanshi, to name a few.

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On Saturday, Amitabh Bachchan, in his blog, wrote a long letter paying tribute to filmmaker Rakesh Sharma. In his blog, he talks about his hesitation to attend the filmmaker’s final ceremonies. An excerpt from the note reads, “Another colleague has left us and especially me… Rakesh Sharma, first AD for Prakash Mehra on’Zanjeer‘… then independent director for other PM movies (Prakash Mehra, as we used to joke with him, as Prime Minister of the country) … and especially – Hera Pheri, Khoon Pasina, Mr. Natwarlal, Yaarana, etc … and such great camaraderie on set and elsewhere, socially, in events and Holi… One by one, they all left. You made many of us stand out with your creative ideas for the story and movie, Rakesh, and you will be forever remembered…! ”

Rakesh Sharma is known for many blockbuster movies like Mr. Natwarlal, Do Aur Do Paanch, Yaarana, Khoon Pasina, Hera Pheri and others. The filmmaker is survived by his wife, son and daughter.