Legendary comedian and film director Jaspal Bhatti died in a car accident near Jalandhar last night.

Bhatti was on his way to Jalandhar from Bhatinda for a promotional event of his upcoming film Power Cut along with his son Jasraj and the lead actress Surili Gautam. Their car collided on a tree on the highway mid-night leaving his son and the actress severely injured. Bhatti and others were admitted to the hospital immediately. Unfortunately, Bhatti didn’t survive.

Various celebrities expressed their grief on Social Networking sites. Here are some of the tweets:

Akshay Kumar:

Saddened to know about the death of the great comedian, Jaspal Bhatti. I have fond memories of his super hit show, Flop Show, providing the much needed humour in our lives. May his soul rest in peace.

Aftab Shivdasani:

Prayers for the soul of ace comedian Jaspal ji Bhatti, unfortunate and sad. RIP.

Divya Dutta:

RIP jaspal bhatti!really sad!he really got us all ulta pulta wth his wit n humor

Daler Mehndi:

Loss of a beautiful soul in a tragic accident! Jaspal Bhatti ji di untimely death naal an era of comedy and laughter has come to an end!

Madhur Bhandarkar:

To make people laugh is an art & Jaspal Bhatti mastered it. RIP Bhatti ji, may god give strength to your family.

Manoj Bajpayee:

My deepest condolences to late jaspal bhatti’s family!may god give them strength to bear this sudden loss !may bhatti saab rest in peace!

Neha Dhupia:

Thank you for all the laughs sir … RIP Jaspal Bhatti Ji .

Ayushmann Khurrana:

#RIP Jaspal Bhatti uncle. My dad’s closest pal. May God give strength to Jasraj and Rabia and Savita aunty.