"Kohli ji passed away peacefully at around 8:00 am today. He had gone to take a shower in the morning and when he didn't step out for a while, his son Armaan broke open the door and found him on the floor. A doctor came home and declared him dead," Grover told PTI.
His last rites will be held at 5:30 pm at Santacruz Hindu crematorium.
Some of Kohli's other notable films are "Badle Ki Aag", "Raaj Tilak" and "Pati Patni Aur Tawaif".
The filmmaker is survived by his actor-wife Nishi Kohli and son