Veteran actress and social activist Shabana Azmi has cancelled her Holi party as a sign of respect to late actress Sridevi.

"Our Holi party at Janki Kurir stands cancelled on March 2 in the wake of Sridevi's passing away," Shabana tweeted on Monday.

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Sridevi, 54, died on Saturday night in Dubai following cardiac arrest. The Padma Shri recipient was there to attend the marriage function of actress Sonam Kapoor's cousin Mohit Marwah, along with husband Boney Kapoor and younger daughter Khushi.

The funeral was likely to take place on Monday, although there was yet no word from the family on this.