Bollywood Producer Boney Kapoor’s ex-wife Mona Kapoor (February 3, 1964 – March 25, 2012) died on Sunday. Mona Kapoor was undergoing treatment after being diagnosed of cancer at Hinduja hospital. The 48-year-old, who was the CEO of Future Studios, an indoor shooting studio in Mumbai, is survived by two kids Arjun and Anshula. Her son Arjun is set to make his debut in Bollywood with Yash Raj Film’s ‘Ishaqzaade‘. She was looking forward to the launch of her son’s film ‘Ishqzaade’, which was slated for release.
Reportedly, Mona and producer Boney Kapoor separated after being together for a long time and the producer married actress Sridevi in 1996.
After hearing the news of her demise, the Khan brothers, Salman and Arbaaz, who were shooting for ‘Dabangg 2’ at the Kamalistan Studio immediately left for the hospital.
Bollywood was seen mourning Mona’s death and took to twitter to pay their condolence:
Shekhar Kapur : RIP Mona Kapoor. Friend, mother compassionate human being. A well-wisher to all. Gone too young. Will always remember Mona Kapoor for her kindness and gentleness. Known her since she first met Boney Kapoor.
Akshay Kumar : Extremely saddened to hear about the demise of Mona Kapoor, a very affectionate, supportive and positive human being. May God bless her soul and give strength to her family. RIP.
Anupam Kher : Is God feeling insecure? He is calling all good people. Very sad to know about Mona Kapoor’s death. She was a very helpful and a kind lady. RIP
Madhur Bhandarkar : Shocked to hear the sad demise of Mona Kapoor, an extremely kind hearted, down to earth lady, May God bless her soul, RIP.
Sujoy Ghosh : RIP Mona Kapoor. Life is so not fair.
Kunal Kohli : RIP Mona Kapoor. God bless the family and Arjun. She was truly a gracious and brave woman.
Riteish Deshmukh : RIP Mona Kapoorji – she was always kind to people. Prayers and strength to the family.
Dia Mirza : Mona Kapoor leaves a legacy of graciousness and warmth that she gave in abundance to all… heart broken that she has moved on. RIP Mona Aunty
Karan Johar : Mona kapoor was one of the most gracious, dignified and loving human beings i knew… she felt only positivity for one and all… RIP ma’m…
Bipasha Basu : RIP Mona Kapoor! Strength to the family!
Tusshar Kapoor : Really sad to hear about the sudden demise of Mona Kapoor, she was a warm person who always wished me well!
Shilpa Shetty : RIP Monaji, loved ure strength and eternally positive attitude. You will be missed. Condolences and prayers to the Kapoor family.
Sophie Choudry : I’m in shock. A truly wonderful lady. U will be missed mona kapoor. May your soul R.I.P and may God give strength to Arjun and Anshula.
Pooja Bhatt : Tragic news about Mona Kapoor passing away. Shall miss her genuine messages of support that appeared like sunshine through a dark, long night.
Lara Dutta : Mixed bag Sunday. Saddened to hear of the demise of Mona Kapoor. She was always lovely whenever I interacted with her. RIP
Onir : Very sad to hear about the demise of the very warm and loving Mona Kapoor. May her soul find peace.
Ken Ghosh : Will miss Mona Kapoor smile when I shoot at Future Studio next, always had eclairs on her table for guests. R.I.P Mona Kapoor. Mumbai PTI: Film producer Boney Kapoor’s ex-wife Mona died of cancer today. The 48-year-old, who was the CEO of Future Studios, an indoor shooting studio in Mumbai, is survived by two kids Arjun and Anshula. She had been diagnosed with cancer and was admitted to the Hinduja Hospital here two weeks ago.
Mona was active on Twitter in her last days and on March 16, she had tweeted, “Once more anyone asks how I am, I will block them. You all know I am in hospital and battling stage 3 multiple organs cancer. Kindly pray for me. That’s all.”
The funeral will be held today at Pavan Hans in Santa Cruz here. “My aunt @monakapoor’s funeral is at 10.30 am Tom (Monday) 26th at Pavan Hans,” tweeted actress Sonam Kapoor.
