Teji Bachchan, mother of Superstar Amitabh Bachchan, passed away yesterday afternoon at Mumbai’s Lilavati hospital at the age of 93.

Teji, an amateur actor and singer herself, was the wife of Hindi literary great Harivanshrai Bachchan. She had had been ill for a long time and had been hospitalised for almost a year ago. She was moved to the ICU last month when her condition deteriorated.

Teji Bachchan became critical early Friday morning and her family were present from that moment.

The funeral is to take place at the Juhu cemetery today (Saturday) morning.