Yesterday, a prayer meeting was held at a suburban luxury hotel in memory of Dr Ashok Chopra, Priyanka Chopra's father, who passed away Monday afternoon at a city hospital after a prolonged battle with cancer.

Priyanka, her mother, cousin Parineeti Chopra and members of the immediate family were present throughout the hour-long gathering, which saw a string of film personalities in attendance.

Among those spotted were Vidya Balan, Kareena and Karisma Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Rani Mukerji, Ranveer Singh, Shilpa Shetty, Rishi and Neetu Kapoor, Ritesh Deshmukh and Genelia, Prabhu Dheva, Lara Dutta, Rohit Shetty, Farhan Akhtar, Ashutosh Gowariker and wife, Rakesh Roshan, Uday Chopra, Hiroo Johar, Pamela Chopra, Rohan Sippy, Arbaaz Khan and Malaika, Madhur Bhandarkar and Anurag Basu. — TOI

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