'Devdas' actress Ava Mukherjee passes away!

Veteran actress Ava Mukherjee, who essayed adorable roles of a grandmother in films and acted in numerous commercials, passed away at the age of 88. The actress breathed her last on January 15 in Mumbai.

 

As stated by a portal, the cause of Ava Mukherjee's death is yet unknown.

 

Ava Mukherjee was a wonderful actress. She also did a lot of Bengali movies. She made her debut in the movie world in the year 1966 with a Bengali film Ram Dhakka.

 

She also acted in movies such as Darna Zaroori Hai, Detective Naani, The Firm Land. Ava Mukherjee played the role of Shah Rukh Khan's grandmother in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas (2002). The film also stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit in the lead role. She played the role of a caring and supporting grandmother to SRK's character Devdas Mukherjee.

 

She has a daughter named Romilla Mukherjee. Romilla Mukherjee is a director who made the film Detective Naani in which Ava Mukherjee played the lead role.

 

May her soul rest in peace. RIP Ava Mukherjee.