The funeral of Shomu Mukherjee

The cremation of Kajol and Tanisha’s father and yesteryear actress Tanuja’s husband, director and producer Shomu Mukherjee, 65, was held at Santacruz, Mumbai, on April 10, following his death due to a cardiac arrest that morning.

Tanuja and Shomu met during the making of Shomu’s first production film ‘Ek Baar Muskara Do’ (1972) starring Joy Mukherjee and Tanuja. They got married in 1973 and the couple had two daughters, Kajol and Tanisha.

Amongst the Bollywood fraternity that attended the funeral were Shammi Kapoor, Karan Johar, Bappi Lahari, Ashutosh Gwarikar and Maushmi Chatterji. The entire Mukherjee clan was present, including Rani Mukherji, who is the daughter of Shomu Mukherjee’s cousin Ram Mukherjee.