Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon's father Ravi passes away at 86

Noted Hindi film director and producer Ravi Tandon passed away reportedly due to respiratory failure at his residence on Friday. He was 86 and is survived by his wife Veena.

During his career, which took off in 1963 with Sunil Dutt's production, 'Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke,’ Tandon directed a number of hit films with some of the leading stars of the industry — films such as 'Khel Khel Mein,’ 'Anhonee,’ 'Nazrana,’ 'Majboor,’ 'Khud-daar' and 'Zindagi.'

Raveena Tandon shared a heart-touching tribute to mourn father Ravi Tandon's death. Taking to Instagram, the veteran confirmed that her father passed away on Friday morning at his residence on Mumbai, India.

The Mohra actor posted a series of adorable photos of herself posing with her dad as she wrote alongside it, “You will always walk with me, I will always be you, I’m never letting go. Love you papa (sic)."

As soon as she shared the news, a number of celebrities, including Neelam Kothari and Juhi Chawla, posted condolence messages in the comments section.

Ravi Tandon was born in a Punjabi family in Agra. His son, Rajeev, helmed the popular Hindi television serial, 'Heena.' Raveena Tandon has been in the news recently because of her brilliant performance in the web series, 'Arayanyak.'