Celebs condole Priyanka Chopra's father's death

Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities condoled the death of Ashok Chopra and urged his actress-daughter Priyanka Chopra to “be strong”. Ashok Chopra, who was hospitalised at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital here two weeks ago, passed away Monday afternoon after a prolonged battle with cancer. A doctor himself, Chopra had retired from the Indian Army in 1997 as a lieutenant colonel. He is survived by his wife Madhu, also a former army doctor, daughter Priyanka and son Siddharth. [caption id=“attachment_858343” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Courtesy: ibn live[/caption] Here is what the celebrities tweeted: Bipasha Basu: Strength to you Priyanka Chopra and your family. Anubhav Sinha: Oh no! Priyanka Chopra, may god give you strength. Lots of love. May his soul rest in peace. Genelia D’souza: Deepest and heartfelt condolences to dear Priyanka Chopra, your mom and your fly…All the strength to you. Neha Dhupia: So sad to hear about your loss Priyanka Chopra. Condolences to you and your family. Sending you tons of love and energy to get past this. Prabhudheva: So sorry to hear about Priyanka Chopra’s father. I hope god gives strength to her and her family to cope up with this loss. My condolences. Kunal Kohli: RIP Dr.Chopra. Condolences to Priyanka Chopra. Had a great love for music. Met him in Vancouver last, amazing zest for life. Sophie Choudry: Love, prayers and strength Priyanka Chopra to you and the family. Your daddy was the sweetest man and he couldn’t have asked for a more loving daughter. RIP Aadesh Shrivastava: I am very sad to hear about your loss Priyanka Chopra. Condolences to you and your family. Love and energy to get past this. Minissha Lamba: My heartfelt condolences to Priyanka Chopra and Madhuji. Prayers and strength to you. IANS