Hrishida as he was fondly known in the industry had been ill for quite some time. He had been hospitalized for the past couple of months following chronic renal failure, pneumonia and sepsis. 

Hrishida has given some of the best known films known to Indian cinema including Anand, Abhimaan, Chupke Chupke, Khoobsurat, etc. His last film was the Anil Kapoor-Juhi Chawla starrer Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate in 1998.

Producer Romu Sippy who was associated with Mukherjee in movie like Sadma, Guddi and Golmaal expressed, “He was like a member of the family. So not only for the film industry, it is a personal loss for me as well. Our association goes back as far as 1964. I was with Gulzar the evening that he passed away.” 

Veteran actor A. K. Hangal who worked with Mukherjee in films like Bawarchi, Alaap and Abhimaan was quite upset and said, “He was a progressive man in the Indian film industry. He gave birth to excellent comedy films for the industry. It's because of him I am here in the film industry. He gave me beautiful roles and made me what I am today. He used to call me Munna and when I went to meet him at Leelavati Hospital, I cried as I felt very bad to see him in that situation. I think it's not just a loss to Indian film industry but also a great end of a wonderful era.”. 

Funeral details are awaited as Hrishada’s son is supposed to arrive from the U.S. soon.

News Courtesy: IndiaFM