India, March 14 -- Ayan Mukerji's father, veteran actor Deb Mukherjee passed away at 83 on Friday morning. Actor Ranbir Kapoor promptly returned from his Alibaug vacation to be by close friend Ayan. He also turned pallbearers at the funeral, carrying Deb's body on his shoulders. (Also read: Jaya Bachchan gives a long hug to Kajol as she arrives to pay final respects to Deb Mukherjee. Watch)

A new picture shared by a paparazzi account on Instagram shows Ranbir as a pallbearer along with many other men from the family. They carefully brought Deb's body out on a stretcher wrapped in white cloth. Ranbir was spotted wearing a white shirt and blue jeans.

The actor arrived along with wife Alia Bhatt from their Alibaug vacation on Saturday morn...