Paa child artiste Taruni Sachdev's last rites

Highlights

• The last rites of child artiste Taruni Sachdev, who died in a plane crash in Nepal, were performed on Wednesday (May 16).
• Her body was brought to Mumbai from Kathmandu through cargo along with her mother's body at 3 p.m on Wednesday. The funeral took place at Santa Cruz (West) cremation ground at 5.30 p.m. Her mother was also cremated at the same time.
• "Woh bhagwan ki beti thi, bhagwan ke paas chali gayi (She was god's daughter, she has gone to god)," Taruni's father told reporters.
• Her maternal uncle said: "Apni maa ke saath teerth yatra par gayi thi aur yeh sab ho gaya (She had gone on a pilgrimage with her mother). We are still in state of shock."
• Taruni was among 13 Indians who were killed when an aircraft crashed into a hill while coming in to land at Jomsom in western Nepal.
• At 14, she had already featured in almost 50 ads, including a commercial for Rasna, and did a cameo in Paa, apart from featuring in Malayalam films Vellinakshtram and Sathyam.
• No celebrities attended her funeral. But Amitabh Bachchan, who played her school friend in Paa, condoled her death through a Twitter post, and sent a personal letter of condolence to the bereaved family.