Bollywood actors Abhishek Bachchan and wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan rushed to pay their last respect to Abhishek's sister Sheweta's father-in-law Rajan Nanda. The Chairman of Escorts Group, Rajan Nanda, passed away. He was the husband of late superstar Raj Kapoor's daughter Ritu Nanda.

Abhishek and Aishwarya were seen meeting people outside Nanda's house as people started arriving to pay their condolences at the funeral. We hear that Amitabh Bachchan too was out of town for his shooting assignments, rushed back to the country.

Abhishek Bachchan at Rajan Nanda's funeral (Image Credit: Yogen Shah)

The superstar took to social media to thank fans who offered their condolences. Actor Ranbir Kapoor's sister Riddhima Kapoor Sahani took to Instagram to confirm the news of the demise of her uncle Rajan.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at Rajan Nanda's Funeral (Image Credit: Yogen Shah)

"You were are & will always be a legend! Thank you for all the love always - will miss you so much uncle - until we meet again RIP uncle Rajan," she wrote. Late Rajan Nanda is survived by the wife and two children, Nikhil and Natasha Nanda and their family.  Sweta's husband Nikhil Nanda is the Managing Director of Escorts Limited.

Abhishek Bachchan Arrived to Pay his Last Respect to Rajan Nanda (Image Credit: Yogen Shah)

Escorts Group is an Indian engineering company that operates in the sectors of agri-machinery, construction and material handling equipment, and railway equipment.

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