Veteran actor Tom Alter passed away late night on Friday, after battling cancer for long. Celebrities were quick to hit social media with their condolences and it soon flooded the online platforms. Unfortunately, no big star from the tinsel town turned up for the funeral of the actor at Worli, Mumbai on Saturday.
Tom, who was suffering from stage-four skin cancer, died at the age of 67. He was a versatile actor, who essayed prominent roles in many big Bollywood movies and TV shows. Tom's death certainly is a big loss to the industry.
The last rites of the journalist-turned-actor were performed at Worli in Mumbai on Saturday morning in the presence of family members and some close friends. Surprisingly, besides a few people from the industry, no A-lister Bollywood star was present at the funeral.
According to our sources, actor Raja Murad and filmmaker Shyam Benegal were the only persons from the film fraternity to attend Tom's funeral. It is surprising that no big stars, not even the senior actors who worked with him, dropped in at Worli on Saturday morning.
Nonetheless, Twitter is flooded with condolences on the actor's demise. Several celebs like Rishi Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Shekhar Kapur, Anupam Kher, Pulkit Samrat and Swara Bhaskar along with several others of the glitterati expressed their grief on social media.
Some other renowned personalities from other walks of life also took to Twitter to express condolences, but any of them, did not turn up for the funeral, according to reports.
Check some of the tweets from popular personalities:
Mumbai: Veteran actor Tom Alter's mortal remains brought to Worli Crematorium for last rites pic.twitter.com/piWRheiqfF
— ANI (@ANI) September 30, 2017
RIP Tom Alter...have the fondest childhood memories of seeing him on zabaan sambhal ke... https://t.co/Cvb1zq2OuP
— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) September 30, 2017
RIP. My friend and colleague Tom Alter. Bless you! pic.twitter.com/7JSWK0Qbww
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) September 30, 2017
My lasting of image of Tom. Early mornings on Juhu Beach to see who could run faster. He always did. Ran out of life too soon RIP #TomAlter
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) September 30, 2017
Meeting #TomAlter was always informative, educative & inspirational. He was great on stage, celluloid & on playground. Will miss you Tom.
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) September 30, 2017
During Bangistan, I had d privilege of listening to his precious stories n experiences from his work n life! Rest In Peace Sir! ? #TomAlter
— Pulkit Samrat (@PulkitSamrat) September 30, 2017
#TomAlter RIP to this wonderful actor & person. ?????????
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) September 30, 2017
The world is a good man short this morning. Fine actor, pure sports lover and kind human being. You enriched our world #TomAlter
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 30, 2017
Sad to hear of demise of veteran actor Tom Alter. He will be remembered by film lovers. Condolences to his family #PresidentKovind
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) September 30, 2017
PM expressed grief on the demise of Shri Tom Alter and recalled his contribution to the film world and theatre. He extended condolences to the family & admirers of Shri Tom Alter.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 30, 2017
Tom Alter ji's contribution to cinema & theatre is immense. Sad to know of his demise. The void left behind by him will be difficult to fill
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) September 30, 2017
RIP Tom Alter, another great actor we grew up watching .
— Priya Dutt (@PriyaDutt_INC) September 30, 2017
Before becoming an actor, Tom was a sports journalist and was the first person to interview Sachin Tendulkar.
Some of the popular films in which Tom had featured include Karma, Bheja Fry, Kranti, Ram Teri Ganga Maili, Aashiqui, Parinda, Junoon among many others. Winner of Padma Shri Award, Tom is survived by his wife Carol, son Jamie and daughter Afshaan.
