Veeru Devgan Last Rites: Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor & other celebs pay last respects to Ajay Devgn's father.. PICS & VIDEOS!

Ajay Devgn's father and one of Bollywood's most popular action and stunt directors Veeru Devgn passed away on Monday morning due to health related issues

The mortal remains of Ajay Devgn's father Veeru Devgn who breathed his last in Mumbai on Monday morning, were taken for the last rites just a while ago and we saw the daughter-in-law Kajol breaking down into tears while Aishwarya Rai Bachchan consoling her holding her hands. The fraternity gathered at Ajay Devgn's residence since noon today[RIP Veeru Devgan: Abhishek Bachchan-Aishwarya Rai just arrived at Ajay Devgn's house.. SRK, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol came rearlier!] to offer their condolences and finally the parted soul was given a tearful farewell as Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Boney Kapoor & Arjun Kapoor, Salim Khan, Suniel Shetty, Vidya Balan-Siddharth Roy Kapur, Riteish Deshmukh and other Bollywood celebs arrive to pay their last respects.

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The statement from the Devgn family issued in the afternoon read, "With profound Grief and sorrow, We regret to inform that Mr.Veeru Devgan, Veteran Action Master and Father of Actor Ajay Devgn passed away this Morning. Funeral Will be Held at Vile Parle West Crematorium at 6:00 pm on 27th May 2019." Ajay performed the last rites at his father's funeral and the celebrities continue to arrive to pay their last respects to the parted. the veteran action and stunt director Veeru Devgan, the father of actor Ajay Devgn passed away at the age of 85. Veeru Devgan was admitted due to age related issues and he breathed his last at Surya Hospital, Santacruz in the morning today. The celebrities and friends-family started to arrive at Ajay and wife Kajol's residence since noon to offer their condolences while the actor was spotted making arrangements for his late father. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Mahesh Bhatt, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol & many other other celebrities were spotted at their house. The Bollywood celebrities including Aamir Khan, Varun Dhawan, Madhuri Dixit, Vivek Oberoi, Mahesh Bhatt and others have also taken to social media to extend their heartfelt condolences to Ajay Devgn and family on the passing away of his father. RIP Veeru Devgan- Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Varun Dhawan & other Bollywood celebs express their condolence over Ajay Devgn father death Veeru Devgn had choreographed action and stunt sequences for multiple Bollywood films since the 70s which included Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, Mr. Natwarlal,  Inkaar (1977), Kranti (1981), Himmatwala (1983), Shahenshah (1988), Tridev (1989), Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri (1990), Phool Aur Kaante (1991) and many more. Apart from directing action sequences for films like "Himmatwala", "Mr. India", "Khatron Ke Khiladi", "Phool Aur Kaante", "Dilwale" and "Laal Badshah", he had directed the 1999 film "Hindustan Ki Kasam", starring Ajay and megastar Amitabh Bachchan.