Alia Bhatt's grandfather, Soni Razdan's father Narendranath Razdan breathed his last in a hospital in Mumbai on June 1 at the age of 93. Alia took to Instagram to remember her "hero", her late grandfather as she shared a video clip from his 92nd birthday celebrations last year. Ranbir Kapoor is seen lighting candles on the birthday cake as Alia asks her grandfather to share some 'wise words' on his special day. "Smile all the time," he says as everyone cheers. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alia Bhatt 💛 (@aliaabhatt) In her post, Alia wrote, "My grandpa. My hero ♥️ Played golf till 93, Worked till 93, Made the best omelette, Told the best stories, Played the violin, Played with his great granddaughter, Loved his cricket, Loved his sketching, Loved his family, & till the very last moment.. loved his life! ♥️, My heart is full of sorrow but also full of joy .. because all my grandpa did is give us joy & for that feel blessed and grateful to have been brought up by all the light he had to give! Until we meet again ♥️." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Soni Razdan (@sonirazdan) Soni Razdan too shared the news of her father's passing on Instagram. She wrote, "Daddy 💔, Daddy, grandpa, Nindi - our Angel here on earth. We are so thankful to have called you ours. So grateful to have lived a life basking in your incandescent glow. So blessed to have been touched by your kind, loving, gentle and always vibrant soul. You have taken a piece of us with you but we will never be parted with your spirit. It inhabits us all and will remind us always of what it truly means to be alive. Wherever you are - it’s now a happier place because of that beautiful laugh of yours. We love you our silly, beautiful, funny boy - until we meet again. Somewhere over the rainbow right 🌈 🌈🌈♥️♥️♥️." Alia fans and friends from the fraternity took to the comments section of her post to send their condolences. The actor's mentor, filmmaker Karan Johar commented, "Sending you a massive hug ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️." Masaba Gupta wrote, "The best ♥️♥️♥️♥️ @aliaabhatt love you’ll," a fan wrote, "Wishing the entire family peace & strength to cope up with this 🙏🏻." Alia's grandfather was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai last week, where he was being treated for lung infection. The actor skipped IIFA as her grandfather's health was deteriorating. Alia was very close to her grandfather. He had attended her wedding in 2022 to bless her and Ranbir on their special day. Alia’s step-brother Rahul Bhatt had earlier told India Today, “The highlight of the wedding was that my step-mother, Soni Razdan ma’am’s ailing father, came to the wedding in a wheelchair. He is on his deathbed. He is suffering from insomnia. He still paid a visit and it was very sweet of him because it was a very emotional thing. Alia saw her granddad and she started crying. That was a very emotional moment.”
