Suniel Shetty father death: Abhishek Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Sonu Sood and others pay tributes

Suniel Shetty's father Veerapa Shetty died early on Wednesday. As soon as the news of his demise spread, a string of Bollywood stars began arriving at the Shetty residence in Mumbai to pay their last tributes to the departed soul. Suniel's family and friends were present at his house. Among the B-town celebrities, Abhishek Bachchan was one of the first ones to arrive. He came to console Suniel and represented the Bachchans who could not come due to professional commitments. Abhishek and Suniel have acted in several films including LOC, Umrao Jaan, Refugee and Dus. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

Jackie Shroff was also there to share the grief of the Shetty family. Suniel's father Veerapa, 93, breathed his last at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. As per reports, he will be cremated on Thursday. Veerapa Shetty is survived by his wife, son Suniel and daughter Sujata. Jackie and Suniel have done films like Border and Hulchul. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

Filmmaker JP Dutta visited Suniel Shetty too, to pay his last tributes. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

Apart from Jackie, Abhishek and JP Dutta, Sonu Sood and Mahima Choudhary were also seen at the venue. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

Suniel Shetty’s father had suffered a massive paralytic stroke in 2013 and the actor had set-up an entire ICU at his South Mumbai residence for his recovery. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

Suniel was said to be very close to his father. He had in the past said that his father was his real hero and nothing is more important to him than his health. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

Priyadarshan, Mahima Choudhary and Sonu Sood were clicked together. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

Director Sanjay Gupta also came to meet the Shetty family. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)