Kareena Kapoor has reportedly decided to delay a work commitment following the death of her best friends Malaika Arora and Amrita Arora’s father.
Kareena Kapoor, along with Saif Ali Khan, visited her close friends Malaika Arora and Amrita Arora’s father’s residence after his death on Wednesday. As per a new report by India Today, Kareena ‘has cancelled her promotional event’ scheduled for Thursday in Mumbai, following the untimely death of Amrita and Malaika’s father, Anil Mehta.
Kareena Kapoor postpones her Mumbai event
Kareena was reportedly set to be a special guest at an event at Lido Cinemas on Juhu Tara Road in Mumbai on September 12. However, the event has now been postponed.
Kareena is also gearing up for the release of her film The Buckingham Murders, directed by Hansal Mehta. It also features Ranveer Brar, Rukku Nahar, and Ash Tandon, and is set to hit theatres on September 13.
More about Kareena’s bond with the Arora sisters
Kareena, who has been friends with Malaika and her sister Amrita for many years, is often seen with them at parties. Together with Kareena’s sister, actor Karisma Kapoor, they are known for being one of Bollywood’s most famous BFFs. After Anil Mehta’s death, both Kareena and Karisma rushed to be by Malaika and Amrita’s side.
After dropping in at Malaika and Amrita’s parents’ home in Mumbai’s Bandra on Wednesday afternoon, Kareena was by their side the whole day, and was spotted leaving late at night.
Kareena, Karisma, Amrita and Malaika, along with actor Arjun Kapoor and Malaika’s son Arhaan Khan were photographed as they left Anil Mehta’s home in their separate cars. Malaika was not at home when her father died; she was reportedly in Pune and rushed back to Mumbai soon after learning about his death.
More about Anil Mehta’s death
Earlier on Wednesday, Mumbai police had said that the death of Malaika’s father, “prima facie,” looked like suicide, and all angles in the case were being investigated. DCP Crime Branch, Raj Tilak Roshan, informed the media that the body of the deceased had been sent for post-mortem, and added that the teams of police and forensics were carrying out the investigation.