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Legendary Kathak dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj passed away earlier this morning in Delhi. He was 83. The Kathak legend breathed his last on Monday, January 17 at around 12:15-12:30 AM. Since the news about Pandit Birju Maharaj’s death made it to the headlines, celebrities made posts mourning the demise of the Padma Vibhushan awardee. Bollywood actors Anushka Sharma, Kareena Kapoor, and others paid emotional tributes and condoled the death of Pandit Birju Maharaj. They made emotional posts on their respective social media accounts and offered condolences.

Taking to Instagram, Anushka Sharma shared a picture of the legendary Kathak dancer and added a broken heart emoji. Kareena Kapoor Khan also took to her Instagram stories and shared a news report of the late Kathak legend. She shared the post and wrote, “RIP #PanditBirjuMaharaj.”

Alia also made a post and wrote, “Had the honour and privilege of spending three full days with Pandit Birju…

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