Mumbai Apr 5 (UNI) Veteran actor Manoj Kumar was cremated with full state honours and a three-gun salute here on Saturday.
Several celebrities, including Amitabh Bachan , Salim Khan , Prem Chopra, Raza Murad, Vindu Dara Singh and Zayed Khan, reached his Mumbai home as well as crematorium on Saturday to pay a final tribute.
The last rites was performed at Pawan Hans crematorium in Juhu area of Mumbai.
Kumar’s two sons — Vishal and Kunal — lit the funeral pyre of the actor-filmmaker popularly known as ‘Bharat Kumar’ for his portrayals of patriotic heroes in films such as “Upkar” and “Kranti”, who died on Friday due to age-related issues at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital.
He was 87.
