Several Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh and Madhur Bhandarkar, Sunday expressed grief over the demise of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. Parrikar, 63, died at his private residence on Sunday. He was suffering from pancreatic cancer since February 2018. However, officially he was described to be suffering from a pancreatic ailment.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan took to Twitter to express his grief. "Manohar Parikar CM Goa, passes away .. a gentleman to the core, simple in demeanour and well respected .. spent few short moments with him .. very dignified .. fought his illness bravely .. prayers and condolences," Bachchan said.