India cricketers condole demise of legendary actor Vinod Khanna

New Delhi, April 27: Indian cricketers condoled the demise of veteran Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna on Thursday (April 27).

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Khanna, who was the sitting BJP MP from Punjab's Gurdaspur, was admitted to Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital where he breathed his last at 11.20 AM.

India cricketers condole demise of legendary actor Vinod Khanna — File photo: Vinod Khanna

Khanna passed away due to advanced bladder carcinoma. He was 70. He was four-time MP from Gurdaspur and was also a central minister during NDA government.

Indian cricketers joined fans and co-stars in paying their condolences to the family of the veteran actor who's was a star of the 70s and 80s.

The cricketers hailed Khanna as one of the finest actors of the Hindi film industry and also remembered his works.

This is what cricketers had to say:

Sachin Tendulkar

Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar and a fellow parliamentarian condoled the death of Vinod Khanna.

Mohammed Kaif

Former India cricketer Mohammed Kaif condoled the death of Vinod Khanna.

Virender Sehwag

This is how former India cricketer Virender Sehwag paid his condolences on Twitter.

Ravi Shastri

Former India captain Ravi Shastri expressed his condolences to the family of his friend Vinod Khanna's death.

Anil Kumble

This is how former India captain and present head coach Anil Kumble condoled Vinod Khanna's death.

Gautam Gambhir

Veteran India cricketer Gautam Gambhir was also pained with the news of Vinod Khanna's death.

Harbhajan Singh

This is how veteran India cricketer Harbhajan Singh condoled the death of Vinod Khanna.

Yuvraj Singh

Veteran India cricketer Yuvraj Singh terms Khanna's passing away as end on an era.

Condoling his demise, the Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley said Khanna's contributions to the Indian cinema is tremendous and it will be very difficult to fill the void caused by his untimely death.

Khanna's movies were widely acclaimed and accepted by a huge fan following, he added.

People will always remember his performances in movies such as Mere Apne, Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Jail Yatra, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Inkaar, Amar Akbar Anthony, Rajput, Qurbani, Kudrat and Dayavan.

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