Dev Anand’s funeral on Saturday

MUMBAI: Dev Anand will be cremated at the Putney Vale Crematorium in London on 10 December at 11.40 am. Later, at about 2 pm, a condolence meeting has been organised at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in West Kensington.

This was decided by the actor‘s wife Kalpana Kartik and daughter Devina. His ashes will later be brought to India, where a ceremony of remembrance will be held at the Mehboob Studios in Mumbai. Later the actor‘s son Suniel Anand will address the media there.

Suniel Anand said in a statement, “In due course, Dev Anand‘s ashes will be taken back to India, where a major ceremony of remembrance will be held in Mumbai. The family of Dev Anand is moved and touched by the outpouring of public sympathy and love emanating from India, South Asia and the rest of the world following the sad news of his passing away.

“Accordingly, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone for their kind words and moral support. These have been of tremendous comfort and support to them throughout this very difficult period,” he said.

Meanwhile, PVR Rare Film Club will pay tribute to Dev Anand by screening his evergreen classic Hum Dono at nine PVR cinemas across the country in its digitally restored colour print.