Akshay Kumar's mother, whose health condition was deteriorating for the past few days, died on Wednesday. She was admitted to Mumbai's Hiranandani Hospital, where she was in the ICU. The actor mourned his mother in a tweet on Wednesday morning that read: "She was my core. And today I feel an unbearable pain at the very core of my existence. My maa Smt Aruna Bhatia peacefully left this world today morning and got reunited with my dad in the other world. I respect your prayers as I and my family go through this period. Om Shanti."

Akshay Kumar's mother, whose health condition was deteriorating for the past few days, died on Wednesday. She was admitted to Mumbai's Hiranandani Hospital, where she was in the ICU. The actor mourned his mother in a tweet on Wednesday morning that read: "She was my core. And today I feel an unbearable pain at the very core of my existence. My maa Smt Aruna Bhatia peacefully left this world today morning and got reunited with my dad in the other world. I respect your prayers as I and my family go through this period. Om Shanti."