Death
Pataudi was admitted to New Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on 22 September 2011 with an acute lung infection caused by chronic interstitial lung disease which prevented his lungs from exchanging oxygen properly. He died of respiratory failure the same day. His body was buried at Pataudi near Delhi on 23 September 2011. His funeral was attended by large number of film actors, directors and producers, as well as cricketing fraternity.
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