{
  "id": 3472658,
  "title": "Kuku Kohli dies at 77: Ajay Devgn mourns director who launched him, Vicky Kaushal, Katrina Kaif attend funeral",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/kuku-kohli-dies-at-77-ajay-devgn-mourns-director-who-launched-him",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T08:59:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/kuku-kohli-dies-at-77-ajay-devgn-mourns-director-who-launched-him-vicky-kaushal-katrina-kaif-attend-funeral-1.500652754"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kuku Kohli passed away at the age of 77 on Tuesday, August 25, after experiencing a severe cardiac arrest at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. The filmmaker had directed Ajay Devgn's cinematic debut, Phool Aur Kaante, way back in 1991. Ajay Devgn expressed his gratitude and admiration for Kohli in a heartfelt tribute on X, stating that Kohli had been instrumental in shaping his career and would be deeply missed. Among those who attended the funeral were Rohit Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Vicky Kaushal, and Ashoke Pandit. Kohli's wife, Aruna Irani, and their two daughters, Pooja and Karishma, were present at the ceremony, alongside members from both the Irani and Kohli families.",
  "summary": "Long before Ajay Devgn became one of Hindi cinema's most bankable leading men, he was an untested face with no industry pedigree to speak of, and one filmmaker was willing to stake his directorial debut on him. That filmmaker, Kuku Kohli, died on Tuesday, August 25, at the age of 77, after suffering a massive cardiac arrest at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. Ajay Devgn announces…",
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  "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."
}