Thursday, 27th April 2017,03:23 PM IST

Along with the fans, the entire Bollywood is saddened by the death of veteran actor Vinod Khanna.

As a mark of respect Karan Johar, whose production house Dharma Productions is co-producing ‘Baahubali 2’, has announced that the premiere of the film has been cancelled. The premiere was to take place in Hyderabad on Thursday night.

Karan took to twitter and said, "As a mark of respect to our beloved Vinod Khanna the entire team of ‘Baahubali’ has decided to cancel the premiere tonight..."

‘Baahubali: The Conclusion’ is one of the most anticipated films of the year and is set to release in theatres on 28th April. A premiere was expected to have from Southern film industry as well as Bollywood in attendance. But in the wake of the unfortunate demise of veteran actor, it was perhaps an apt decision to make.

Vinod Khanna breathed his last on Thursday morning in Mumbai after battling cancer for many years. He was 70. 

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