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'''Ava Mukherjee''' (c. 1929 – 15 January 2018) was an Indian film and television actress. Her best known roles included ''[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]'' (2002), where she played [[Shah Rukh Khan]]'s grandmother, and her lead role as the title character in 2009's ''[[Detective Naani]]''.<ref name=zee>{{cite news|title=Devdas actress Ava Mukherjee passes Away At 88 |url=http://zeenews.india.com/people/devdas-actress-ava-mukherjee-passes-away-at-88-2074684.html |work=[[ZeeNews]] |date=2018-01-18 |accessdate=2018-02-11 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127204752/http://zeenews.india.com/people/devdas-actress-ava-mukherjee-passes-away-at-88-2074684.html |archivedate=2018-01-27 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=ht>{{cite news|title=Veteran actor Ava Mukherjee, who played Shah Rukh Khan’s grandmother in Devdas, dies at 88 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/veteran-actor-ava-mukherjee-who-played-shah-rukh-khan-s-grandmother-in-devdas-dies-at-88/story-QrSz9IkawmjCUI2fwW5eeO.html |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2018-01-17 |accessdate=2018-02-11 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202234333/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/veteran-actor-ava-mukherjee-who-played-shah-rukh-khan-s-grandmother-in-devdas-dies-at-88/story-QrSz9IkawmjCUI2fwW5eeO.html |archivedate=2018-02-02 |url-status=live}}</ref> Mukherjee was also well known for her appearances in [[India]]n [[commercial advertisement]]s.<ref name=zee/><ref name=ht/><br />
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Mukherjee made her film debut in the 1963 [[Bengali-language]] film, ''[[Ram Dhakka]]'', directed by Taru Mukherjee.<ref name=ht/> However, she did not appear in another film role again for decades.<ref name=ht/> Her break came in the 2000 [[Hindi-language]] movie, Snip, which relaunched her film acting career in [[Bollywood]].<ref name=ht/><br />
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Mukherjee was next cast as Shah Rukh Khan's grandmother in the 2002 romantic drama, ''[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]'', directed by [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]].<ref name=zee/><ref name=ht/> Her role in ''Devdas'' won her millions of fans throughout the country.<ref name=ht/> In 2006, she appeared in the thriller anthology film, ''[[Darna Zaroori Hai]]''.<ref name=ht/><br />
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In 2009, Mukherjee played the lead character of Naani in the mystery film, ''[[Detective Naani]]''.<ref name=zee/><ref name=ht/><br />
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Ava Mukherjee died in [[Mumbai]], India, on 15 January 2018, at the age of 88.<ref name=ht/><br />
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