From Allu Arjun to Chiranjeevi, Tollywood mourns the lives lost in the tragic Air India flight crash

From Allu Arjun Chiranjeevi to Jr NTR several celebrities have expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in the tragic crash of the Londonbound Air India flight in Ahmedabad on Thursday which had 242 people onboardTaking to X Allu Arjun extended his heartfelt condolences and wrote Heartbroken by the tragic Ahmedabad Air India flight crash My deepest condolences to the families of the victims May their souls rest in peace Truly heartwrenchingHeartbroken by the tragic Ahmedabad Air India flight crash My deepest condolences to the families of the victims May their souls rest in peace Truly heartwrenching mdash Allu Arjun alluarjun June 12 2025The Londonbound flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport ramming into the doctors hostel in the Meghani Nagar area in AhmedabadDeeply saddened to know about the unfortunate plane crash in Ahmedabad My prayers are with all the passengers crew on board the affected and their families wrote Ram Charan on XDeeply saddened to know about the unfortunate plane crash in Ahmedabad My prayers are with all the passengers crew on board the affected and their familiesmdash Ram Charan AlwaysRamCharan June 12 2025Actor Nagarjuna Akkineni wrote Shocked beyond belief with the news of the crash in Ahmedabad my prayers go out to families and everyone affectedShocked beyond belief with the news of the crash in Ahmedabad my prayers go out to families and everyone affectedmdash Nagarjuna Akkineni iamnagarjuna June 12 2025Expressing grief over the tragic incident Chiranjeevi said Devastated to hear about the horrifying tragedy involving the Flight AI171 bound to London from Ahmedabad No words will suffice to say how heartbreaking this is My deepest condolences and prayers to the families of the departed May their souls rest in peaceDevastated to hear about the horrifying tragedy involving the Flight AI171 bound to London from Ahmedabad No words will suffice to say how heartbreaking this is My deepest condolences and prayers to the families of the departed May their souls rest in peace mdash Chiranjeevi Konidela KChiruTweets June 12 2025Deeply saddened by the Ahmedabad Air India flight crash Prayers and strength to everyone affected My thoughts are with the passengers crew members and their families wrote Jr NTRDeeply saddened by the Ahmedabad Air India flight crash Prayers and strength to everyone affected My thoughts are with the passengers crew members and their familiesmdash Jr NTR tarak9999 June 12 2025Tamil actor and music director Vijay Antony said Shattered by the Ahmedabad plane crash My heart goes out to the families grieving Strength to them in this dark hour AhmedabadPlaneCrashShattered by the Ahmedabad plane crash My heart goes out to the families grieving Strength to them in this dark hour AhmedabadPlaneCrashmdash vijayantony vijayantony June 12 2025Deeply saddened by the devastating airindia plane crash in Gujarat Prayers for the deceased and for the families who lost their loved ones Life is brutal sometimes wrote Tamil actor and film producer Vishnu VishalDeeply saddened by the devastating airindia plane crash in GujaratPrayers for the deceased and for the families who lost their loved onesLife is brutal sometimesmdash VISHNU VISHAL VV TheVishnuVishal June 12 2025Actor Varun Tej Konidela said Deeply saddened by the heartbreaking news of the Ahmedabad plane crash My thoughts and prayers are with the passengers and their families Praying for strength and support for their families during this difficult timeDeeply saddened by the heartbreaking news of the Ahmedabad plane crash My thoughts and prayers are with the passengers and their families Praying for strength and support for their families during this difficult timemdash Varun Tej Konidela IAmVarunTej June 12 2025Deeply moved by the tragedy Samantha Ruth Prabhu took to Instagram stories to share her grief She wrote Days like these remind us just how fragile life really is So many hopes so many dreams gone in an instant leaving behind only heartbreak and sorrow The devastating news of the Air India plane crash is hard to comprehend One cant begin to imagine the pain and trauma the families of the victims must be going through May God give them the strength to endure this unimaginable loss and somehow find a way forward through the grief Picture CourtesySamantha Ruth Prabhus Instagram accountRashmika Mandanna also expressed grief saying Heard about the tragic Air India flight crash near Ahmedabad today and it truly shook me to my core having to take flights on an everyday basis and then this happens so close to you and its so scary My heart goes out to all the passengers and especially to their familiesPicture CourtesyRashmika Mandannas Instagram accountDulquer Salmaan also posted a message of support on his Instagram Stories He wrote Heartbroken hearing about the Air India Crash Cannot imagine what the families of all the victims are going through Praying for all of them in this trying timePicture CourtesyDulquer Salmaans Instagram accountAccording to an Air India statement the Boeing 7878 aircraft operating as Flight AI171 departed from Ahmedabad at 138 pm IST with 242 people on board including crewThe flight which departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hours carried 242 passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 7878 aircraft Of these 169 are Indian nationals 53 are British nationals 1 Canadian national and 7 Portuguese nationals The injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals We have also set up a dedicated passenger hotline number 1800 5691 444 to provide more information the airline said in a statementThe aircraft was under the command of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal an LTC with 8200 hours of flying experience He was assisted by First Officer Clive Kundar who had 1100 hours of flying experience the official said As per Air Traffic Control ATC the aircraft departed from Runway 23 at 1339 IST 0809 UTCIt gave a mayday call to ATC but thereafter no response was given by the aircraft to the calls made by ATCAircraft immediately after departure from Runway 23 fell on the ground outside the airport perimeter Heavy black smoke was seen coming from the accident site the official addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever