Chopra, 80, was admitted to Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra on October 13 after being diagnosed with dengue. He passed away at 5.30 pm yesterday.
The filmmaker's body, covered with white flowers has been kept on stage number 3 of the studio since morning for people to come and pay homage. A huge black and white photo of the director is also there with several candles lit around it.
Son Aditya, Uday and actress Rani Mukerji were seen standing in front of the stage with moist eyes, while the family members and those from film fraternity were seen sitting behind.
A string of celebrities were seen entering the studio from both the front and back gates, guarded by policemen and security personnel owing to the large number of fans that have gathered outside.
Among biggies who turned up at the studio include Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Shahrukh Khan, Vidya Balan, Shahid with father Pankaj Kapoor and mother Supriya Pathak, Parineeti Chopra, Sridevi with husband Boney Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Kajol with mother Tanuja and sister Tannisha, Tabu, Kabir Khan with wife Mini, Prem Chopra, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Vipul Shah, Abbas Mastan, Ramesh Sippy, Gulzar, Subhash Ghai, Shyam Benegal, Saroj Khan, David Dhawan, Resul Pukkotty, Imran Khan and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, son Ranbir, Randhir Kapoor, Archana Puran Singh and husband Parmeet Sethi, Punit Malhotra and Varun Dhawan were also seen offering tributes to the 'King of Romance'.
Chopra's body was brought yesterday from Lilavati hospital to his residence in Juhu and then taken to the YRF studio of which he is the founder.
His last public appearance was at Amitabh Bachchan's 70th birthday bash on October 11 with wife Pamela. (MORE)
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