New Delhi: Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh's maternal grandmother passed away after prolonged illness on Sunday. The Padmaavat star was part of a Switzerland Tourism event at Taj Land's End in Mumbai on Monday but it had to be was called off.

The actor's grandmother was not keeping well for a long time. The funeral was held this morning in Mumbai.

Ranveer was extremely close to his grandmother and she was very protective about him. His girlfriend and actress Deepika Padukone visited her at the hospital earlier this year.

In an interview with Grazia magazine, he had reportedly said, “As important to me as oxygen and water. I am very affectionate with everybody – my fans, my family. I was raised that way. My grandmother mollycoddled me. There was lots of hugging and kissing in my house."