{
  "id": 3298073,
  "title": "Kuku Kohli Dies At 77: Aruna Irani’s Husband & Filmmaker Who Gave Ajay Devgn His Bollywood Break Passes Away Of Heart Attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/kuku-kohli-dies-at-77-aruna-iranis-husband-filmmaker-who-gave-ajay",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:44:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/kuku-kohli-dies-at-77-aruna-iranis-husband-filmmaker-who-gave-ajay-devgn-his-bollywood-break-passes-away-of-heart-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Famed filmmaker Kuku Kohli passed away at the age of 77. He was best known for launching Ajay Devgn in Bollywood with his 1991 directorial debut Phool Aur Kaante, which marked the actor’s first Hindi film. The news of Kohli’s death was confirmed by his friend and fellow filmmaker Ashoke Pandit. Ashoke penned a heartfelt note for his friend on Instagram, saying, \"My heart is breaking as I announce…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Filmmaker Kuku Kohli dies at 77",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/filmmaker-kuku-kohli-dies-at-77",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:48:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}