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Dharmendra’s prayer meet: From Sonu Nigam’s moving musical tribute to emotional farewells

Dharmendra’s prayer meet: From Sonu Nigam’s moving musical tribute to emotional farewells

Emotions ran deep at Dharmendra’s prayer meet on Thursday as his family members and colleagues from Salman Khan to Rekha to Aishwarya Rai gathered under one roof to remember him. The evening was marked by an emotional musical tribute from Sonu Nigam, whose soulful rendition to his songs moved everyone. Singer Sonu Nigam paid a musical tribute to Dharmendra at the prayer meet. The ceremony also included a special segment of spiritual songs being played live in Dharmendra’s memory. Musical tribute to Dharmendra The Deol family, who has refrained from talking about Dharmendra’s death in public, hosted a prayer meet titled Celebration of Life at the lawns of Taj Lands End in Bandra. The gathering saw the presence of Dharmendra’s first wife Prakash Kaur’s along with their children: Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Ajeeta and Vijeta as well as his grandsons Karan and Rajveer. Actor Abhay Deol was also with the family. The prayer meeting was also kept private. However, several videos and photos from the gathering have surfaced on social media. During the prayer meet, …

Final Farewells: Deaths In Sport In 2022

Pele, Shane Warne and Bill Russell — just three sports icons who passed away in 2022. AFP Sport looks at their legacies as well as nine other high-profile sports stars to have died over the last year: Basketball Bill Russell— Died aged 88 on July 31– He won a record 11 NBA crowns as a cornerstone of a Boston Celtics dynasty, overcame racism to become the league’s first Black superstar and was a prominent civil rights activist. He was the first Black coach to win the NBA Finals. That triumph came in 1968, especially poignant as it was just weeks after civil rights leader Martin Luther King’s assassination. “A good man and great American who did everything he could to deliver the promise of America for all Americans,” said US President Joe Biden. Boxing Earnie Shavers — Died aged 78 on September 1– “Earnie hit me so hard it shook my kinfolk in Africa,” remarked Muhammad Ali after their 1977 heavyweight world title bout which Ali won after 15 pulsating rounds. One of 10 children, …

From Lionel Messi To Cristiano Ronaldo: The Long List Of FIFA World Cup Farewells

Lionel Messi left the World Cup stage for the final time in the most dramatic way possible on Sunday, headlining a lengthy list of global giants bidding farewell to football’s biggest tournament. Messi dazzled in Doha as Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties at the Lusail Stadium after one of the greatest finals in history finished 3-3, with the diminutive forward scoring twice. The 35-year-old picked up the Golden Ball for the best player of the World Cup, finishing one goal behind Kylian Mbappe in the race for the Golden Boot. It was a radically different story in Qatar for Cristiano Ronaldo, who has dominated football for a generation alongside Messi. The 37-year-old, currently clubless, learned with a jolt that despite his pedigree he is no longer an automatic starter for Portugal, a team he has captained for so long. Ronaldo headed down the tunnel with tears streaming down his face after the team’s shock 1-0 defeat by Morocco in the quarter-finals, knowing his final chance to win the trophy had gone. “In the five …