MUMBAI MIRROR (October 12, 2016)

Shilpa Shetty’s father Surendra Shetty, 74, passed away on Tuesday morning following cardiac arrest at his Four Bungalows residence at 9 am.

“We are deeply saddened to confirm the passing away of Surendra Shetty, husband of Sunanda Shetty and loving father to Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Shamita Shetty. We request your co-operation and support to respect the family’s privacy at this crucial time,” Shilpa said in a statement.

Several Bollywood stars made way to the Shetty residence to pay condolences to the bereaved family. Actor R Madhavan was accompanied by wife Sarita Birje (image right) while Harman Baweja arrived with his family. Shilpa’s Pardesi Babu costar Raveena Tandon and her husband Anil Thadani dropped by on Tuesday afternoon while Arpita Khan Sharma and choreographer Ganesh Hegde were spotted later in the evening.

Surendra Shetty’s last rites will take place at 10.30 am on Wednesday at Pavan Hans in Juhu.
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Sonil Dedhia (MID-DAY; October 12, 2016) 

It was a sad — perhaps, the saddest — Dusshera for Shilpa Shetty Kundra as her father, Surendra Shetty, passed away in his sleep yesterday morning following cardiac arrest. He was in his 70s. The last rites will be performed today at Juhu crematorium.

Sources said he was rushed to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in Andheri where the doctors tried to revive him, but in vain. Shilpa, along with mother Sunanda and husband Raj Kundra, was at the hospital, while younger sister, actress Shamita Shetty, was in Chennai to attend a spiritual course, we hear, and took the first flight home on receiving the news. A statement sent out by Shilpa's team read, "We are deeply saddened to confirm the passing away of Surendra Shetty. He took his last breath at home."

On Monday, Shilpa shot for a kids' dance reality show that she is currently judging. Her next shoot schedule remains unclear. Her friends, Raveena Tandon, R Madhavan and Harman Baweja were among the first visitors to her house. Priyanka Chopra tweeted, "My condolences. The loss of a parent is incomparable."

A businessman by profession, Surendra had produced an Indo-Chinese drama, The Desire, in 2010, which remains unreleased. He was in news last year when he filed a complaint against a self proclaimed godman for duping him of Rs 2 crore. The accussed was later arrested from Uttar Pradesh.