Nita Ambani’s father passes away

Ravindrabhai Dalal, father of Nita Ambani and father-in-law of Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd, passed away on Wednesday morning at his residence, Dalal House in Girgaon. He suffered from age-related illness for a long time.

Dalal’s body was first shifted to Ambani’s residence, Antilia at Peddar Road, after which it was taken to Banganga crematorium in Malabar Hills at 3 in the afternoon for conducting the final rites. Dalal, a septuagenarian, was a former senior executive with the Birla group.

While the funeral was attended a very small and private gathering of family members and top Reliance executives, Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan along with wife and actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also visited Banganga to offer condolences. The final rites were performed by grandsons Anant and Akash Ambani.

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