Family and friends bid farewell to veteran actress Zohra Sehgal, who was cremated in New Delhi on Friday.
The last rites of the 102—year—old actress, who died on Thursday, were performed at the Lodhi Road crematorium by her son Pawan in the presence of her daughter Kiran and grandchildren.
Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit said, "Our country will always remember her. She never took anything negatively.”
“She had contributed a lot to every field where she had worked - be it dance, theatre or cinema. She had a cheerful personality,” Javed Akhtar said.
Theatre personality MK Raina who was at the ceremony said the veteran star spoke about death at her 102 birthday in April this year, saying she was preparing herself to die with a smile.
Zohra Sehgal had told her family that she wanted a simple funeral. The photo shows the funeral pyre being lit.