Bollywood filmmaker Ashwini Dhir's 18-year-old son, Jalaj Dhir, was killed in a major car crash in Mumbai in the wee hours of November 23. He was out with three of his friends in the car when it rammed into a divider on the Western Express Highway at Vile Parle.

Jalaj had set off on a late night drive from Bandra to Goregaon with his friends. One of them, identified as 18-year-old Sahil Mendha, was driving the car, and he was reportedly under the influence of alcohol. Mendha lost control of the vehicle near the Sahara Star Hotel and the car rammed straight into the divider between the service road and the bridge on the northbound side. Jalaj, along with another friend, Sarth Kaushik, who were seated in the rear seat, died on the spot.