Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Krishna Mukerji’s Funeral Draws Bollywood Tributes for Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji’s mother, Krishna Mukerji, died at age 75.
Her family shared the news and asked people to give them privacy.
Many Bollywood actors and filmmakers attended the funeral in Mumbai.
Shah Rukh Khan, Gauri Khan, Alia Bhatt and others came to pay their respects.
Aamir Khan, Gauri Spratt and Shilpa Shetty Kundra visited Rani’s home.
Karan Johar also visited the family.
Krishna had worked as a playback singer in the film industry.
She encouraged Rani to act, even though she once worried that Rani’s first screen test was not strong enough.
Krishna Mukerji, Rani Mukerji’s mother, died Tuesday afternoon, September 22, at age 75.
Shah Rukh Khan, Gauri Khan, Alia Bhatt and other celebrities attended the funeral in Mumbai.
Aamir Khan, Gauri Spratt, Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Karan Johar visited Rani’s home.
The family confirmed Krishna’s death and requested privacy, without disclosing a cause.
Krishna was a playback singer who also encouraged Rani’s acting career.
- Who
- Krishna Mukerji, Rani Mukerji’s mother, died at age 75; Bollywood colleagues attended her funeral and supported the family.
- What
- Krishna Mukerji’s death and funeral prompted visits and condolences from members of the Hindi film industry.
- When
- She died on Tuesday afternoon, September 22; several visits took place that evening and at the funeral afterward.
- Where
- The funeral was held at Pawan Hans Crematorium in Juhu, Mumbai, while some visitors went to Rani Mukerji’s home.
- Why
- Family members and film-industry colleagues visited to pay respects and offer condolences.
- Deceased
- Krishna Mukerji
- Age
- 75
- Date of death
- Tuesday afternoon, September 22
- Funeral venue
- Pawan Hans Crematorium, Juhu, Mumbai
- Cause of death
- Not disclosed by the family
- Family request
- Privacy during the family’s grief
- Film work
- Playback singer for “Id Ke Din Gale Mil Le Raja” from Teesri Aankh (1982)