Chennai: Industrialist Bhadrashyam Kothari, who passed away in the US recently after a prolonged illness, was cremated here today in the presence of billionaire industrialists Mukesh and Anil Ambani and Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan. He is survived by his wife Nina, daughter of Dhirubhai Ambani, son Arjun and daughter Nayantara.

Kothari, 53, was popularly known as Shyam Kothari among business circles. He breathed his last in Houston in the US where he had gone for treatment. His funeral and a prayer meetings were held today in Chennai, sources close to the family said.