Raj Kaushal funeral: Mandira Bedi mourns as friends and family offer condolensces

Raj Kaushal's funeral was held on Wednesday. His wife Mandira Bedi was seen along with many of the couple's friends and family members.

Filmmaker Raj Kaushal died on Wednesday morning after suffering a cardiac arrest. His funeral was held shortly afterwards. Pictures and videos of his wife, Mandira Bedi, along with several of their friends and family members at the funeral, were shared online.

Mandira Bedi breaks down as she hugs her friend after her husband Raj Kaushal's death.

Mandira was directed towards her car by two women, who flanked her as several others offered condolensces. After the news of Raj Kaushal's death emerged, several industry personalities including Ronit Roy, Samir Soni and Aashish Chaudhary reached his residence for the funeral. Mandira Bedi was also seen outside her residence, being embraced by Ronit.

Here are some pictures from outside their residence:

Mandira Bedi with her friends.

Mandira Bedi drives away in a car.

Mandira Bedi gets consoled by a friend.

A teary-eyed Mandira Bedi is seen in this picture.

Mandira Bedi was seen crying hugging Ronit Roy.(Varinder Chawla)

Raj Kaushal is survived be his wife and two children.

Rohit Roy confirmed the news of Raj's death to PTI, "He passed away today morning, at around 4.30 am at his home. He had a heart attack." He also shared a post on social media, "One of the nicest guys you could ever have met… and if u were lucky, u could have called him your friend… And just like that, he’s gone, even without saying good bye too numb with grief and shock to react… This is not fair, just not fair… Raj, my friend, my brother… keep spreading the cheer where ever your next abode is…"

Filmmaker Onir also paid tributes to Raj on Twitter. "Gone too soon. We lost Film maker and Producer @rajkaushal1 this morning. Very Sad. He was one of the producers of my first film #MyBrotherNikhil. One of those few who believed in our vision and supported us. Prayers for his soul."

Raj has directed movies such as Shaadi Ka Laddoo and Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi. His last film as director was the 2006 thriller Anthony Kaun Hai? starring Arshad Warsi and Sanjay Dutt. Apart from direction, Raj had also produced Onir's 2005 acclaimed drama My Brother… Nikhil starring Sanjay Suri and Juhi Chawla.