Mumbai, Mar 9: Veteran actor Joy Mukherjee, who starred in several Bollywood hits in the ‘60s, passed away this morning after prolonged illness at a hospital here. He was 73.

Veteran Bollywood actor Joy Mukherjee, star of several hits in the 1960s and 1970s, dies after a long illness at a hospital in India's Mumbai city.

Joy was the son of the illustrious Sashadhar Mukherjee, who co-founded the Filmalaya Studio. Several of his box-office hits came from his own production stable.

With the passing away of Joy Mukherjee yesterday the era of dancing of gay abandon on the Indian screen has come to an end. In the history of Hindi cinema there were two stars who epitomized this ...

From 1963, Joy teamed up with Sadhana's rival, Asha Parekh, to collaborate on a hat-trick of musical hits - first he was signed by Nasir Hussain to act opposite Asha in Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon (1963).

Joy Mukherjee debuted as an actor in 1960’s “Love in Simla,” produced by his father, and went on to act in a string of musical hits through the decade including “Ek musafir ek hasina ...

Veteran actor-filmmaker Joy Mukherjee, who passed away due to prolonged illness, was cremated here this morning. The last rites were performed at around 11.30 am at the Versova crematorium.

Veteran Bollywood actor Joy Mukherjee, star of several hits in the 1960s and 1970s, dies after a long illness at a hospital in India's Mumbai city.