Veteran Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji’s mother, Krishna Mukerji, passed away at the age of 75 on Tuesday afternoon. Yash Raj Films confirmed the news and said the family has requested privacy during the period of mourning.
“With heavy hearts, we share that Rani Mukerji’s mother Mrs Krishna Mukerji, 75, passed away this afternoon. The family is deeply grateful for your love, prayers, and support and respectfully requests privacy during this time of immense grief,” YRF said in a statement.
Krishna Mukerji was a constant presence in Rani Mukerji’s life and had accompanied the actress at several public events over the years. The mother-daughter duo shared a close bond, which Rani had spoken about publicly on multiple occasions.
Krishna was also associated with Bengali cinema and had worked as a playback singer during her career.
She was married to filmmaker Ram Mukherjee, who died in 2017. Ram Mukherjee was one of the co-founders of Filmalaya Studios. The couple had two children — actress Rani Mukerji and filmmaker-producer Raja Mukherjee.
Rani Mukerji went on to establish herself as one of Hindi cinema’s leading actresses with films including Ghulam, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Saathiya, Hum Tum and Black. Her most recent release was Mardaani 3, which hit theatres in 2026.
Rani was also recently honoured with the Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award at the 62nd Maharashtra State Film Awards ceremony. She received the award from Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in the presence of Cultural Affairs Minister Adv. Ashish Shelar.
While accepting the honour, Rani spoke about her deep connection with cinema and Maharashtra, describing the state as her birthplace, the place where she built her career and an inseparable part of her life.
The actress had said in Marathi, “Majhyasathi Maharashtra fakt ek rajya nahi. Maharashtra majhi janmabhoomi aahe. Majhi karmabhoomi aahe. Ani majhya ayushyacha ek avibhajya bhaag aahe.”
The family has requested privacy as it mourns the loss of Krishna Mukerji.