Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra's father is no more

The Dhaka Times Desk Bollywood actress প্রিয়াঙ্কা চোপড়ার Father Dr. Ashok Chopra is no more. He passed away on Monday afternoon, June 10, after a long battle with cancer. He was suffering from cancer since 2005.

Priyanka's father Ashok Chopra died while undergoing treatment at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Andheri West, Mumbai. He breathed his last between 5 and 6 pm on Monday, June 10. Priyanka's mother, younger brother and family members were present at the time of death.

Ashok Chopra was diagnosed with cancer in 2005. From then on a specialist doctor and nurse stayed with him round the clock. Although he was quite healthy for some time, his condition deteriorated recently. Then he was admitted to the hospital. Sick Dr. Ashok was suffering from various complications and was kept on life support for days.

Meanwhile, Priyanka postponed all the film work due to her father's illness. He was by his father's side all the time. He is very broken by the death of his father. Even on Monday afternoon, Priyanka was holding her father's hand and chanting the Gayatri mantra to wish him well.

অসুস্থ অবস্থায়ও প্রিয়াঙ্কার বাবা এ বছরের শুরুতে কানাডায় একটি অ্যাওয়ার্ড অনুষ্ঠানে যোগ দেন। ওই অনুষ্ঠানে ‘বরফি’ ছবিতে প্রতিবন্ধী মেয়ের ভূমিকায় অভূতপূর্ব অভিনয়ের জন্য সেরা আভিনেত্রীর পুরস্কার পান প্রিয়াঙ্কা।

Meanwhile, after the news of Priyanka's father's death spread, many Bollywood people expressed their grief on Twitter.

পরিচালক বিশাল দাদলানি বলেন,’ I am very disappointed. Love and best wishes to Priyanka Chopra and her family.'

অভিনেত্রী বিপাসা বসু বলেন, ‘Praying that Priyanka and her family can be patient.'

Notably, Priyanka's father Ashok Chopra was a physician in the Indian Army. He retired in 1997.

Source: NDTV.