Rani Mukherjee’s mother Krishna Mukherjee has passed away at the age of 75. The family confirmed the news in a statement on Tuesday.

“With heavy hearts, we share that Rani Mukherjee’s mother, Mrs. Krishna Mukherjee, 75, passed away this afternoon.”

The family also requested privacy as they mourned his loss. “The family is deeply grateful for your love, prayers and support, and respectfully requests privacy during this time of immense grief.”

Rani has often spoken about the close relationship she shares with her mother. Krishna was also a major source of inspiration for her performance in Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Rani in Norway, in which the actor played a Bengali mother fighting to get her children back.

Speaking at a promotional event for the film in 2023, Rani revealed that while she studied references related to the real-life story, much of her image was inspired by her own mother.

“As an actor, I wanted to be my own interpretation of the character. I didn’t want too many similarities and asked people to find similarities between my role and the real person.”

Rani said, “Ashima had recorded many tapes of Sagarika, and I watched them for some references, but the rest of the character is actually based on my mother. She is the most Bengali person I know… Whether it’s feeding us with her hands, putting tikkas on us… I got strength and inspiration from my mother,” said Rani.

Krishna Mukherjee was a former playback singer and married to filmmaker Ram Mukherjee, who co-founded Filmalaya Studios. Ram Mukherjee died in 2017.

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