Narendra Jha's prayer meet: Bollywood and TV celebs pay their respects

Narendra Jha

A prayer meeting was held here on Sunday for Bollywood actor Narendra Jha who passed away last week with many personalities from the industry in attendance. From filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker, actor K.K. Menon, Raza Murad, Mohit Raina, Sushant Singh, Amit Behal, Neetu Chandra, Manoj Joshi among many others were present there at the meet in the ISKCON complex in Juhu.

Narendra Jha's wife Pankaja Thakur at his prayer meet. Pics/Yogen Shah

Jha passed away due to a sudden heart attack at his farmhouse in Nanegaon, Nasik on Wednesday. He was 55. Born and brought up in Delhi, Jha acted in films like Haider, Raees, Mohenjo Daro, Kaabil among others.

Kay Kay Menon and wife Nivedita Bhattacharya at Narendra Jha's prayer meet

He worked with iconic filmmakers like Shyam Benegal in the film Neta Ji Shubhash Chandra Bose, The Last Hero and one of his play Samvidhaan where Narendra played the character of Mohammed Ali Jinnah. He was signed up for the upcoming Salman Khan starrer Race 3 among other projects.

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