The Dubai government said Sridevi died of 'accidental drowning.'Mumbai: Even as celebrities and kin of late Sridevi poured in to the residence of actor Anil Kapoor to convey condolences to the departed soul, one visitor stood apart - Arjun Kapoor.
Actor and son of Boney Kapoor with first wife Mona, Arjun had been staying estranged from his father after his mother was left deserted.
However, the actor who was shooting in Amritsar, suspended work and immediately flew to Mumbai when he heard about Sridevi's death. He did not hesitate to offer condolences to half-sister Janhvi, the elder daughter of Sridevi.
Meanwhile, mourners gathered at the bungalow of Anil Kapoor, who is Boney Kapoor's younger brother.
Fans waited outside for a last glimpse of their screen idol. "She went too soon. It is heartbreaking. I am just waiting to see her one last time," said Satish Kumar, a 40-year-old fan from Bikaner.
The ardent admirer, who said he had travelled all the way from Rajasthan to bid her goodbye, reached Mumbai Sunday night, and was following the news of the body being brought back to India to ensure he didn't miss her "when she comes".
Among the celebrities who called on the Kapoors to express their grief were film-makers Farah Khan, Karan Johar, Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani and others from the industry such as Resul Pookutty, Saroj Khan and Honey Irani.
Shekhar Kapur, who directed Sridevi in the mega-hit 'Mr India, was also present, as were actors Tabu, Rekha, Rani Mukerji, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone.
Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh and actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada, once seen by the media as Sridevi's main rival in the industry, were among the visitors.
Sridevi, who cast a spell on filmgoers with her mesmerizing performances in films such as 'Himmatwala', 'Chandni', 'Sadma', 'Nagina' and 'Chaalbaaz', died in Dubai on Saturday night.
The Dubai government said Monday she died of 'accidental drowning.' Sridevi was 54.
Fans waited outside Anil Kapoor's Juhu bungalow as well as Sridevi's Lokhandwala residence. Among them was Pallavi Ghatge, a 24-year-old from Mumbai whose first Sridevi film was 'Mr India'.
"I have been here with my mom since the morning and won't go back until we see her," she said. Police officials present at Anil Kapoor's bungalow said about 150 people from Karnataka arrived here early today to pay homage to the much-loved heroine, who also starred in scores of southern Indian films.
Fans had also come from Telangana but were now stationed outside the actor's flat in Lokhandwala. Sridevi, who started acting at the age of four, ruled Bollywood in the 1980s and 1990s with her expressive eyes, comic timing and sensuous dance moves.
Mumbai resident Ghatge said Sridevi was always her father's favourite heroine.
"So I started watching all her films and began to realise why she is considered the greatest," she said.
A host of stars such as Rekha had called on the Kapoors Sunday night, as had Karan Johar, Manish Malhotra, Nikhil Dwivedi, Anupam Kher and Ishaan Khatter, co-star of Janhvi's debut film 'Dhadak'.
Among the mourners at the residence on Monday were Ritesh Deshmukh, Genelia Deshmukh, Akshara, Shruti Haasan, Ameesha Patel, Divya Dutta and Sara Ali Khan.
The police have beefed up security around the Kapoors' bungalow and cordoned off the area for the fans pouring in to bid their last farewell.
"She was so beautiful. She used to look magical on screen... I remember watching her in 'Nagina' and going mad over how gorgeous she looked and how well she acted," Bikaner resident Kumar recalled.
(With inputs from PTI)
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