Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Arjun Kapoor and other Bollywood celebrities have taken to social media to pay a tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who died on 26 January when a helicopter crashed and burst into flames in foggy conditions in suburban Los Angeles, killing all nine people on board. His 13-year-old daughter Gianna was also with him.
Ranveer Singh shared a photo of Kobe in action during a basketball match.
Arjun Kapoor took to Instagram to write, “Life is fickle, it all eventually feels kind of pointless. RIP. #kobebryant #blackmamba #24.”
Sharing a photo of her with the sportsman, Lara Dutta Bhupathi wrote that Bryant was ‘warm, funny and inclusive.’
Tamil actor Sidharth wrote on Twitter, “#kobebryant What a horrible tragedy. Transcendental sports legend. Gone too soon. Heartbreaking day.”
Rishi Kapoor shared a photo of Ranbir with Kobe on Twitter and wrote, “Checked with Ranbir. Being an ardent fan of the game and Kobe himself, he was specially taken to watch a game Lakers v/s New York Nicks at the Madison Sq. Gardens,NY. After the game he gave his shoes and autographed it to Ranbir. This is during “Anjaana Anjaani”shoot in NY.
Priyanka Chopra penned a long note for him. She took to Instagram to write that her first introduction to Kobe Bryant was when she was 13 and living in New York City.
Anushka Sharma, Priety Zinta, Neha Dhupia, Karan Johar, Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar also took to Instagram to pen messages for him.
Hollywood celebrities such as Taylor Swift, Leonardo DiCaprio, Camila Cabello and Justin Bieber also mourned his death.
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