Published 18:57 IST, April 29th 2020

Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha mourn Irrfan Khan's death, say 'World of cinema lost a gem'

Vidya Balan and Sonakshi Sinha paid heartfelt tributes to actor Irrfan Khan who died on April 29 in Mumbai's Kokilaben Hospital due to colon infection.

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Many celebrities stormed social media with ir posts of condolences to great actor Irrfan Khan on April 29. actor who was battling with colon infection amid a larger battle with Cancer bread his last at of 53. Joining an array of stars who are mourning over loss of Bollywood’s prolific actor was Vidya Balan and Sonakshi Sinha.

Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha mourn death of Irrfan Khan

two stars poured in ir hearts for actor and prayed for family of Angrezi Medium star. Vidya Balan who never got an opportunity to work with stalwart expressed her grief upon huge loss and shared a post on her Twitter handle. Dirty Picture actress wrote that she cant control her emotions and stop crying because performances by actor affected Vidya in a very personal manner. She also wrote that her heart breaks over fact that he will be more to impress his fans with his charm. 

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Apart from Vidya, Dabangg star Sonakshi Sinha also expressed her emotions over Irrfan Khan’s demise. actress shared a picture of star on her Twitter and wrote that though world of cinema has lost a gem today, his work will continue to inspire generations. Or stars like Ayushmann Khurrana, Anupam Kher, Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor Khan were a few to name who also expressed ir heartfelt condolence to actor. 


Irrfan Khan’s funeral was conducted at Versova kabrastan in Mumbai at 3 pm this afteron soon after news of his passing away was anunced. In presence were his family, close relatives, and friends. It was also reported that only 20 members were allowed inside cemetery to pay ir last rites. Mika Singh, Kapil Sharma, and Vishal Bhardwaj were among few celebs that were spotted at late Irrfan Khan's funeral.

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18:57 IST, April 29th 2020