Krishna Raj Kapoor passes away; Bollywood mourns the death of the senior Kapoor

The senior most member of the first family i.e. the Kapoor family of Bollywood, Krishna Raj Kapoor passed away  this morning at 4 AM of cardiac arrest.

Wife of the legendary Raj Kapoor and mother of Randhir, Rishi, Rajeev, Rima and Ritu Kapoor was 88 years old and lived in the heritage RK Cottage in Deonar, Chembur. With such a great loss, condolences have started to pour in from the entire film fraternity to the Kapoor family.

It was Raveena Tandon who broke the sad news of her demise on Twitter by tweeting,

.???? Condolences to the entire Kapoor family. An era passes away,#KrishnaRajKapoor .God give you strength,and may the soul rest in peace. Om Shanti. @chintskap

— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) October 1, 2018

Anupam Kher too took to Twitter to share his disbelieve and tweeted;

Deeply saddened to learn about the sad demise of Smt. #KrishnaRajKapoorJi. She was one of the most dignified and affectionate ladies that I met. May her soul rest in peace. My condolences to the entire Kapoor and Nanda family. Om Shanti.? pic.twitter.com/G4IMSuFbZJ

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) October 1, 2018

Soha Ali Khan was equally disheartened:

I am so sorry to hear of the passing of #KrishnaRajKapoor The few times I interacted with her were so memorable; she was an incredible personality full of life and passion and with never a hair out place! She will be missed greatly. My deepest condolences to the family.

— Soha Ali Khan (@sakpataudi) October 1, 2018

Farah Khan tweeted;

Such sad news this morning.. the most beautiful lady of our industry Krishna Raj Kapoor passes away.. my heart goes out to the entire family.. Krishna Aunty may you rest in peace.

— Farah Khan (@TheFarahKhan) October 1, 2018

Sophie Choudry too offered her condolence by tweeting;

Deepest condolences to the Kapoor and Nanda family on the passing of #KrishnaRajKapoor .. Truly one of the most elegant, beautiful ladies ever.. All my love and prayers. May her soul RIP?? @chintskap

— Sophie Choudry (@Sophie_Choudry) October 1, 2018

Ekta Kapoor tweeted:

Rip Krishna aunty 🙁 pic.twitter.com/y59UMvZMeF

— Ekta Kapoor (@ektaravikapoor) October 1, 2018

Aamir Khan too tweeted his condolences:

If Raj Kapoor was an institution in film making, Krishnaji was an institution in living life.
A very sad loss to all of us.
My love and warmth to Randhirji, Rishiji, Chimpuji, Reema, Rituji and everyone in the family.
We love you Krishnaji.

— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) October 1, 2018

Kunal Kemmu tweeted:

Elegant, regal and loving – that’s how I remember Krishnaji from the few times that we met. She will be dearly missed. Condolences, love and prayers to the family. #KrishnaRajKapoor

— kunal kemmu (@kunalkemmu) October 1, 2018

Tusshar Kapoor tweeted:

RIP…..a life most gracefully cherished and endured in equal measure! #KrishnaRajKapoorJi pic.twitter.com/zjTFsJgnA0

— Tusshar (@TusshKapoor) October 1, 2018

Karan Johar tweeted:

The embodiment of grace…of dignity …of elegance and of stength….Krishna aunty will always be the First Lady of the Film Fraternity…the most generous, kind and gentle person I have ever known with the most terrific sense of humour…will miss you Krishna aunty❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/8CSo7rw19V

— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) October 1, 2018

Hrithik Roshan tweeted:

Thank you Krishna Aunty for always being so kind and loving and for your blessings that you so lovingly gave every single time that I met you. Your grace and dignity lives on. I feel so much love for you. Rest In Peace #KrishnaRajKapoor

— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) October 1, 2018

Sanjay Dutt tweeted:

Heartbroken to hear about Krishna aunty’s demise. She was one of the sweetest women I had the pleasure of knowing. I have such wonderful memories of spending quality time with her! My heartfelt condolences to the Kapoor family. May she rest in peace.

— Sanjay Dutt (@duttsanjay) October 1, 2018

Salman Khan tweeted:

Krishna aunty .. my mother and me will miss u always.. #KrishnaRajKapoor

— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) October 1, 2018

It is like an era has ended and is a huge loss for the film fraternity.

May her soul rest in peace and god give courage to the Kapoor family to get over this loss.

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