Taruni receives last rites

Late on this, but we are still shocked by her departure. The cute and bubbly girl which really added character to Amitabh Bachchan's role in Paa, Taruni Sachdev. The shock that her departure has left in minds of millions is still strong and when her body received last rites we pray silently for her and may god keep her in the sweetest of places up over us!

Taruni Sachdev, the famous child artist had recently met her death in the plane crash at Nepal, which had took the lives of 15. Her body was brought to Mumbai from Kathmandu through cargo along with her mother's body at 3 p.m on Wednesday. The funeral took place at Santa Cruz (West) cremation ground at 5.30 p.m. Her mother was also cremated at the same time.

"Woh bhagwan ki beti thi, bhagwan ke paas chali gayi (She was god's daughter, she has gone to god)," Taruni's father told reporters.

Her maternal uncle said: "Apni maa ke saath teerth yatra par gayi thi aur yeh sab ho gaya (She had gone on a pilgrimage with her mother). We are still in state of shock."

Taruni was among 13 Indians who were killed when an aircraft crashed into a hill while coming in to land at Jomsom in western Nepal.

At 14, she had already featured in almost 50 ads, including a commercial for Rasna, and did a cameo in Paa, apart from featuring in Malayalam films Vellinakshtram and Sathyam. 

No stars were present at the cremation, but Amitabh Bachchan, who played her school friend in Paa, condoled her death through a Twitter post, and sent a personal letter of condolence to the bereaved family.

Our prayers for you little angel!

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- Unknown Updated at: Thursday, May 17, 2012