PHOTOS:Amitabh Bachchan's secretary Sheetal Jain passes away; Aishwarya Rai attends funeral with father in law

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s secretary of 35 years, Sheetal Jain, passed away at the age of 77. Apart from being the secretary of Bollywood’s Shehanshah, he also worked as a producer for the 1998 superhit film Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. The movie, directed by David Dhawan, went on to become the second biggest hit of the year after Shah Rukh Khan’s Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. It stars Amitabh Bachchan and Govinda in double roles and Raveena Tandon, Anupam Kher and Madhuri Dixit in important roles.

Late Sheetal Jain took his last breath today morning in Mumbai and according to reports, passed away peacefully. His last rights are taking place at Vile Parle crematorium in Mumbai today. Veteran actor Anupam Kher took to his social media account to write a heartfelt message announcing the same. The post read: “Saddened to know about the demise of producer Shri #SheetalJain ji. Knew him for a long time as Mr. @SrBachchan‘s secretary. He was a very dignified and an extremely polite gentleman. May God give his family the strength to deal with this loss. #OmShanti.”

Amitabh Bachchan, along with daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, has arrived for the funeral. The two were spotted wearing white outfits to pay respect to Sheetal Ji. Big B is wearing a white kurta pajama with a beige shawl. Aishwarya too is dressed in a simple white kurta and pajama with a dupatta.

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