Rakhi Sawant’s mother Jaya Sawant died after a long battle with cancer on Saturday. On Sunday, Rakhi and her husband Adil Khan Durrani were seen at the Dr RN Cooper Municipal General Hospital in Mumbai to take care of the arrangements for her final rites. Rakhi had informed on Instagram that her mother will be buried at the Oshiwara Christian Graveyard in Mumbai on Sunday. Also read: Rakhi Sawant cries inconsolably after her mom dies of cancer in Mumbai hospital; Jackie Shroff, Aly Goni express shock

Rakhi and Adil were seen walking hand-in-hand as they arrived at the Cooper hospital ahead of her mom’s final journey to the graveyard. Rakhi, in a white salwar-suit, was also seen guiding the van, which carried her mom’s casket to the graveyard. A few near and dear ones were also seen along with them.

Jaya died at around 9pm on Saturday, according to Deepak Namjoshi, pulmonologist and director, CritiCare Asia Multispecialty Hospital and Research Center, Juhu. She was 73. According to Deepak, Jaya had stage four endometrial cancer which had spread to the brain, lungs and liver. “She was admitted around a fortnight ago. She was earlier treated at another hospital and later referred here,” he told PTI Saturday night.

On Sunday, Rakhi shared a statement on her Instagram Stories, “With deep sorrow, I, Rakhi Sawant, inform you (about) the sudden death of my beloved mother. Many of you know that she was suffering from some medical conditions… I’m sad to say that she is gone… join us for the funeral service of my mother at 12 noon.”

She also shared a video of her mom’s last moments in pain and wrote in Hindi, “Today, my mother left me. And I have nothing to lose. I love you, Maa. Now who will listen to me, who will embrace me? I miss you, Aai.” She was seen crying while sitting on the floor beside her mom’s bed.

Rakhi was regularly spotted visiting her mom at the hospital and shared videos of her on Instagram. She had revealed in April last year that Salman Khan and his brother Sohail Khan had provided help for her mother’s treatment.

The annual American music festival, Lollapalooza marked its debut in India on Saturday. Held at Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi Racecourse, the two-day event is believed to have entertained over 60,000 music lovers. Featuring over 40 artistes across four stages, day one of Lollapalooza India 2023 saw acts by music outfits Easy Wanderlings, Bloodywood, Kumail, Sandunes and more. The highlights of the show, however, were performances by world-leading musicians AP Dhillon and Imagine Dragons.

While the first 30 minutes of the Punjabi singer’s hour-long act were quite a damper with his low energy and lip syncing being quite evident, the Brown Munde singer rocked the second half by belting out his chart-topping hits such as Summer High, Dil Nu, Woh Noor, Excuses and more. During his performance, he also engaged with the audience. The singer got off the stage to greet his fans and also threw the ukulele towards the crowd.

Imagine Dragons, the American pop rock band, wrapped up the first day of the festival. This was the band’s maiden performance in the country. Lead singer Dan Reynolds greeted the fans with a namaste and said, “This is the first of many shows.”

The band performed their iconic songs such as Radioactive, Bad Liar, Believer, Enemy, Thunder and more. In the midst of the performance, Reynolds went shirtless. He jumped into the crowd multiple times. Reynolds also borrowed the Indian tricolour from a fam and waved it during his act.

He shared his gratitude towards the audience members. “You people have been nice and kind. Your food is amazing. Thank you for receiving me with such kindness. What a pleasure it has been to be here today.”

Interestingly, there was some Bollywood flavour to the fest too. While actor Rajkummar Rao was seen cheering for Imagine Dragons, actor Hrithik Roshan made a quick presence for his girlfriend, singer Saba Azad’s gig.