Sad! Rani Mukerji’s father Ram Mukerji passes away

Rani Mukerji’s father, filmmaker Ram Mukerji passed away this morning. Known for his films like ‘Hum Hindustani’, ‘Leader’ and ‘Ek Bar Mooskura Do’, the filmmaker took his last breath at 6 am today.

His corpse has been taken to his house Janki Kutir and the cremation will take place at Vile Parle Pawan Hans at 2 pm. The veteran filmmaker was not keeping well since the past couple of years. Rani was very close to her father and she had made her acting debut with her father’s Bengali film ‘Biyer Phool’. The actress always had her father by her side.

This year has been terrible for Bollywood as we lost many gems like Vinod Khanna, Reema Laago, Om Puri, Kundan Shah, Lekh Tandon and few others. Now the demise of Ram Mukerji has sent a shock wave in the industry.

Rani Mukerji’s spokesperson stated, “Ram Mukerji, respected film-maker, beloved father and husband, is no more. He passed away on October 22 at 6 am due to natural causes. Close friends and family attended his quiet funeral at 2pm this afternoon. Ram Mukerji was one of the key associates of S Mukerji and one of the founder members of Filmalaya studios and is known for directing films like Hum Hindustani and Leader starring the legend Dilip Kumar. He will be sorely missed by his wife Krishna Mukerji, daughter Rani Mukerji, son Raja Mukerji and the rest of the family.” [sic]

We pray that his soul rests in peace.

Murtuza Iqbal

‘Eat Sleep Bollywood Repeat’ is his life Mantra. Dance is his first love and Rani Mukerji is his eternal crush. He is someone who loves being himself, and as for the ones who don’t agree, his reply? “Talk to my hand!”