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Published 21:45 IST, February 18th 2020

Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit remember Pandhari Juker, 'the ultimate make-up artist'

'Our dear Pandhari dada passed away... I feel so sad,' wrote actor Juhi Chawla on her Instagram handle as make-up artist Pandhari Juker passed away on Monday.

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Bollywood make-up artist Pandhari Juker passed away on Monday at the age of 88 in Mumbai. Celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Abhishek Bachchan, Manisha Koirala, Juhi Chawla, and many others took to their Twitter handle to express their condolences.

Remembering the 'ultimate make-up artist', Bachchan tweeted a beautiful picture with Juker and wrote: "Pandhari Juker...no more...the Master, the Icon, the Ultimate make up artist...passes away...He touched hundreds of faces and enhanced them...but it was the hundreds of hearts that he touched that endeared us to him ...Prayers, (sic)."

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Calling him 'the Godfather of make-up in the industry, Abhishek Bachchan in his tweet wrote: "RIP Pandhari Dada. The Godfather of make-up in the industry. Was blessed that I, at least got to sit on his make-up chair just once. It was an honour and a dream. He’ll make the heavens look even more beautiful now. Condolences and prayers to his family and students (sic)."

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Pandhari Juker in an interview revealed that he got into the film industry by an 'accident'. He worked as a make-up artist because of his father's illness. Juker worked with filmmakers like B.R. Chopra, Kamal Amrohi, Yash Chopra, Raj Kapoor and others.

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21:45 IST, February 18th 2020