Mumbai, March 14 -- Ayan Mukerji's father, veteran actor Deb Mukherjee, passed away on Friday. The director's close friends visited his residence to offer condolences.

Deb Mukherjee's funeral will be held at the Pawan Hans Crematorium in Juhu on Friday at 4 pm. Bollywood actress Kajol has already reached the house of director Ayan Mukerji.

Born in Kanpur, Deb Mukherjee was part of the famous Mukherjee-Samarth family, whose involvement with the film industry spans four generations, beginning in the 1930s.

His mother, Satidevi, was the only sister of Ashok Kumar, Anup Kumar, and Kishore Kumar.

His brothers included successful actor Joy Mukherjee and filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee, who married Bollywood star Tanuja. His nieces are Kajol and R...