Varun Dhawan grieves death of his aunt in a heartbreaking post

On Saturday afternoon, Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan announced the demise of his Maasi (Aunt) in a heartbreaking Instagram post.

The actor, 33, shared a photo of himself and his maasi and paid a tribute to her with these words: “Love you, maasi. RIP.” In the photograph, Varun can be seen hugging his aunt while looking at the camera.

Here’s the post:

 

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Love you maa si rip ❤️ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ भूर् भुवः स्वः तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॐ ॐ भूर् भुवः स्वः तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॐ ॐ भूर् भुवः स्वः तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्

A post shared by Varun Dhawan (@varundvn) on May 23, 2020 at 2:54am PDT

The actor’s co-stars and colleagues such as Sonam Kapoor, Dia Mirza, Sophie Choudry, Sonal Chauhan and Punit Malhotra expressed grief in the comments section. Sonam wrote: “Omg. I’m so sorry, Varun Dhawan” whereas Sophie commented: “So sorry for your loss, Varun Dhawan. Love and prayers to the family. May her soul rest in peace.”

On the work front, Varun Dhawan was last seen in Steet Dancer 3D, in which she co-starred with Shraddha Kapoor.

The film was directed by Remo D’Souza. The actor’s upcoming films include his father David Dhawan’s Coolie No.1. He will share screen space with Sara Ali Khan in the film, which is a remake of his father’s 1995 film of the same name.