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A prayer meeting was organised for Bobby Deol's Pa-in-Law Devendra Ahuja (promoter of Centurion Bank and MD of 20th Century Finance), who died of a cardiac arrest on Saturday (21st Aug 2010) morning. He was 74. Bollywood stars Twinkle Khanna, Sonali Bendre, Karan Johar, Chunky Pandy, Sanjay Kapoor, Gauri Khan met to pay tribute to Tanya Deol's dad Devender Ahuja. Below are some images from the get-together. Bobby Deol Dharmendra Tanya Deol with Gauri Khan Gauri Khan and Maheep Kapoor Gauri Khan at Devendra Ahuja Gauri Khan Sonali Bendre Twinkle Khanna Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna Karan Johar and Sussanne Roshan. Karan Johar Sanjay and Maheep Kapoor Sanjay Kapoor Chunky Pandey Kajal Anand Nandita Mahtani Sharmila Khanna Tarun Mansukhani

Death didn't alter the bitterness. The sudden demise of Devendra Ahuja, top banker of Centurion Bank, has heightened the rift in the Ahuja family, as son in law Bobby Deol performed the last rites at Chandanwadi crematorium, even as scion Vikram Ahuja was allegedly kept out of the cremation and wasn't allowed to perform the last rites. Allegedly, this was completely in accordance with Devendra Ahuja's will. Devendra Ahuja (or Dev Ahuja) and Son Vikram Reportedly, the 14 year old battle between father and son escalated after Vikram accused his 74 year old father who'd moved out of the family house to stay with his mistress, 20 years his junior, of being biased towards Bobby Deol and his spouse Tania. Deol flew in from Toronto where he was filming for Anees Bazmee's 'Thank You' for the cremation of Ahuja's body. And although close sources state that Tania did hug her brother Vikram even as they broke down, he was reportedly not allowed to perform the last ...

As it happens with all families split over fortunes and women, the conflict over top banker and actor Bobby Deol’s father-in-law Dev Ahuja’s legacy has intensified after his death. At stake is a Rs 300-crore property with several claimants — his 35-year-old son Vikram, daughter Tania and her husband Bobby, his other daughter Munisha, his estranged wife Marlene and his mistress, 20 years his junior. Devender Ahuja (or Dev Ahuja) and Son Vikram Vikram had accused his 74-year-old father — who had moved out of his family home and moved in with his girlfriend in 1996 — of being biased towards his sister Tania and brother-in-law Bobby Deol. The flurry of complaints and counter-complaints over 14 long years saw father and son pitted in a no-holds barred battle. While Ahuja cut out Vikram from his home, business and life, Vikram accused Tania and Bobby of trying to influence his father into investing in Bobby’s flagging career. The feud took an unexpected turn on Friday with Dev Ahuja’s sudden...

Here's who showed up at Deol Jr's dad-in-law's cremation Paying respect: Dharmendra and Subhash Chandra Goel Sharing in sorrow: Bobby and Tanya Deol. The funeral of Bobby Deol's father-in-law Devendra Ahuja (promoter of Centurion Bank and MD of 20th Century Finance) was held on Sunday at Chandanwadi crematorium. Ahuja died of a cardiac arrest on Saturday morning. He was 74. Bobby, who was shooting in Canada for Anees Bazmee's Thank You, arrived in Mumbai in the wee hours of Sunday. Dharmendra and Subash Chandra Goel were present at the funeral. Devendra Ahuja was in the news recently when he had disinherited his son Vikram and left most of his wealth amounting to some hundreds of crores to daughter Tanya, Bobby's wife.