Kushal Punjabi prayer meet: Celebrities and family come together for the ritual

A prayer meeting was held in Mumbai for Kushal Punjabi on Sunday after the actor’s untimely demise earlier in the week. The actor’s near and dear ones attended the event. Several stars from the TV industry were ed too. 

Manish Goel, Hussain Kuwajerwala, Chetan Hansraj, Rajesh Khera, Kavita Kaushik, Ronit Biswas, Mehul Nisar, Karanvir Bohra, Shilpa Shaklani, Apurva Agnihotri, Ruslaan Mumtaaz, Zulfi Syed and Aamir Ali were among the stars who were present at the prayer meet.  

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Apart from the celebrities, members of his family were ed by the cameras too.

Here are the pictures: 

Manish Goel and Hussain Kuwajerwala

Chetan Hansraj  and Rajesh Khera 

Kavita Kaushik, Ronit Biswas and Mehul Nisar  

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Karanvir Bohra 

Shilpa Shaklani and Apurva Agnihotri  

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Ruslaan Mumtaaz  

Aamir Ali 

Zulfi Syed  

The news of Kushal Tandon’s death was first shared by Karanvir Bohra. He had written, "Ur demise has shocked the hell out of me.I'm still in denial @itsme_kushalpunjabi. I know you are in a happier place, but this is unfathomable.
The way you lead your life really inspired me in more ways than one....but what was I to know. Your zest for dancing, fitness, off-road biking, fatherhood and above all that, that smiling face of yours, your happy-go-lucky nature your warmth all that was so genuine. I'm gonna miss you so much #kushlani. You will always be remembered as a guy who lived a full life. #dancingdaddy #fit #lifeenthusiast #biker #smilingface #onelifeliveitright #restinpeace #omnamoshivaya."

Later, John Abraham and Farhan Akhtar, who had worked with him in films like Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal and Lakshya respectively mourned his death. John wrote, "Heartbroken... RIP Kushal.“. Farhan Akhtar had written, “Shocked and saddened to hear of Kushal Punjabi taking his own life. Have fond memories of working with him on Lakshya and witnessing him kick everyone’s behind at boot camp. You will be missed brother. Condolences to the family."

Kushal Tandon passed away after committing suicide on Friday. He was found hanging from the ceiling of his Mumbai apartment at Pali Hill in Bandra. The police have confirmed that he took his own life, after doctors corroborated it in the post-mortem report.  

They also recovered a suicide note, where he stated that no one should be held responsible for his death. The note allegedly mentioned that his assets should be divided among his parents, son and sister. He is survived by his wife and son. In fact, his last Instagram post was about his son. 

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