Kajol, who is commonly seen celebrating Durga Puja together with her household, confessed that this yr’s go to to the pandal was particularly tough following the losses her household has endured. The actor took to her official Instagram deal with to share a string of pictures from the festivities, the place she was seen posing together with her sister Tanishaa Mukerji and cousins Rani and Ayan Mukerji.In a heartfelt caption, the Maa actress wrote, “The disclosing .. such an emotional second .. to step on the pandal after this previous yr and all our losses, by some means it was dearer and on the identical time so robust to do.. we miss all of them (folded fingers and pink coronary heart emoji).”
Remembering Deb Mukherjee
For the unversed, filmmaker Ayan Mukerji’s father and Kajol, Rani, and Tanishaa’s uncle, Deb Mukherjee, handed away on March 14 this yr on the age of 83. He was recognized for being the driving pressure behind organising the household’s annual Durga Puja celebrations.
Chatting with IANS, Tanishaa Mukerji recalled her late uncle with deep emotion. “It’s a time of little unhappiness for our household, together with a bit of pleasure as a result of this yr there have been three deaths in our household. Our Debu Kaka (Deb Mukherjee), who used to organise Durga Puja yearly, isn’t any extra, and for us it could be a bit of tough to attend the puja this time. Nonetheless, there may be quite a lot of pleasure as effectively as a result of we’re taking his dream ahead,” she mentioned.
Carrying his dream ahead
Tanishaa shared that her uncle at all times wished for the Durga Puja to develop extra extravagant every year. Conserving his imaginative and prescient in thoughts, the household has deliberate a number of digital initiatives to make the celebrations extra accessible.The Neal ’n’ Nikki actress additional revealed, “Deb Mukherjee wished extra individuals to be supplied meals on Durga Puja, and we plan to just do that.”Kajol’s uncle and Ayan Mukerji’s father, veteran actor Deb Mukherjee, handed away in March 2025. One other of Kajol and Rani Mukerji’s uncles, filmmaker Rono Mukherjee, died in Could 2025.