Actress and former Bigg Boss contestant Mannara Chopra’s father, Raman Rai Handa, passed away on Monday. He was 72. Handa was also the uncle of  Bollywood actresses Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra. As per a report by Zoom, Handa had been unwell for the past few days and was in Mumbai with his family at the time of his passing.  He is survived by his wife, Kamini Chopra, and daughters Mannara and Mitali Chopra.

Mannara Chopra took to her Instagram story to mourn her father’s demise. “With profound grief and sorrow we inform the sad demise of our loving father who left us for his heavenly abode on 16/06/2025,” the Chopra family’s official statement read. “He was the pillar of strength for our family,” it further read.