Raj Kaushal passes away: Neha Dhupia, Onir, Tisca Chopra express shock and condole his demise

Mandira Bedi with her late husband and filmmaker Raj Kaushal. File pic

Fitness enthusiast Mandira Bedi's husband, a well-known filmmaker, passed away due to cardiac arrest on Wednesday morning. As soon as the news broke on social media, Bollywood celebrities Onir, Neha Dhupia, Tisca Chopra, Gaurav Chopra, Rohit Roy, and many more, who has worked with Raj, offered expressed shock and grief over the untimely demise of Raj Kaushal.

Director Onir condoled the death of Kaushal, who had produced Onir's first film 'My Brother Nikhil'. In his tweet he wrote:

Neha Dhupia, who is good friends with Mandira Bedi, wrote, "Mandira , my strong strong girl, I am at a loss of words. My heart belongs to Vir and Tara [sic]"

Raj Kaushal's funeral took place in Dadar on Wednesday morning. Friends and colleagues from the industry including Huma Qureshi, Apurva Agnihotri, Samir Soni and Ashish Chaudhary came in to pay their last respects.

Here's what other celebrities tweeted:

Raj Kaushal has directed films like 'Anthony Kaun Hai' (2006), 'Shaadi Ka Laddoo' (2004), 'Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi' (1999). He also had produced 'My Brother… Nikhil' (2005) apart from his film 'Shaadi Ka Laddoo' and 'Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi.' Raj Kaushal is survived by his wife Mandira and kids - Vir and Tara.

With inputs from IANS