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Ava Mukherjee, fondly remembered for her role in Devdas as Shah Rukh Khan’s grandmother, passed away on Monday. While the reason for her demise is yet to be known, we hear that the veteran actress was 88 years old. Although Ava Mukherjee has acted in Bengali films since the 60s, she gained popularity in Hindi cinema with films like Devdas and Darna Zaroori Hai. She also played the lead role in the Bollywood film Detective Nani which was directed by her daughter Romilla Mukherjee. We at Bollywood Hungama express our heartfelt condolences to Ava’s family.

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Movie Review: Detective Naani; Star cast: Ava Mukherjee, Master Zain Khan, Ankur Nayyar, Amrita Saluja, Shubhangi Gokhale, Amit Verma and Shweta Gulati; Director: Romilla Mukherjee; Rating: * 1/2 - Grand Mess.

During her daily ritual of morning walk, 75 year old Naani (Ava Mukherjee the famous Dabur model) witnesses a small girl (Saili Shettye) peeping at her nervously. Intrigued, as Naani tries to find more about the girl she stumbles on a huge racket. In her mission to unearth the big mystery she is aided by her aspiring detective grandson (Zain Khan) as also from.

84-year-old Ava Mukherjee may have won hearts as the Ayurvedic Concepts Dadima, but people still stop her on the streets to ask her how Shahrukh is doing. Why? Because thanks to re-runs of “Devdas” on TV, they see her as Dev’s beloved Dadima again and again. But that was then, this is now - her most ambitious role, one she has taken on with the vitality and vigour of a 34 year old. Meet “Detective Naani”.

Tell us a little about your film “Detective Naani”

“Detective Naani” is a feel-good family film that happens to be a mystery thriller as well. A crime is committed.