Actress and Television presenter Mandira Bedi has suffered a huge personal loss as her filmmaker husband Raj Kaushal passed away due to a heart attack last week on June 30.
The last rites of Raj were performed by Mandira herself along with their fraternity friends namely, Samir Soni, Ronit Roy, and Ashish Chaudhary. Mandira has been keeping away from social media for a while, on Monday the actress shared a few pictures on her Instagram handle with a heartbroken emoji. In the pictures shared, Mandira and Raj can be seen happily posing with glasses of wine.
As soon as she shared the post, condolence comments started pouring in from celebrities and fans. Shakti Mohan wrote, “Love and prayers for you and your family. God bless you all.” Delnaaz Irani posted, “lots of strength and prayers.” While many others dropped heart emojis.
Netizens have been trolling Mandira after the pictures of her breaking stereotypes by performing her husband’s last rites surfaced on the internet.
For those unversed, Raj Kaushal died on Wednesday morning, June 30 following a massive heart attack. He was 49.
About Raj Kaushal and Mandira Bedi
Raj Kaushal and Mandira Bedi got married in 1999 and welcomed their first child, son, Vir on June 17, 2011. The couple adopted a girl child, Tara, last year in July. On the work front, Raj was known for directing movies like Shaadi Ka Laddoo, Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi, and Anthony Kaun Hai? Raj began his career as a copywriter. In 1998, he started his own advertising production company and has direct over 800 commercials.