Actress Kajol's father Shomu Mukherjee (75) passed away in Mumbai on Thursday morning.
The filmmaker, who hasn't been keeping well for quite some time, died of a heart attack around 8 am.
Shomu is survived by his wife, actress Tanuja and two daughters, Kajol and Tanisha.
Son of Shashidhar Mukherjee, the famous Bollywood film producer of the 1950s, Shomu had produced and directed films like Chaliya Babu, Patthar Ke Insaan, Lover Boy and Nanha Shikhari in the 1980s. He was also one of the owners of the famous Filmalya studio.
The last film that he directed was Sangdhil Sanam in 1994.
The untimely demise comes at a time when Ajay's debut directorial film U, Me Aur Hum is releasing on April 11.
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