Padma Shri Tom Alter died at his Mumbai residence on September 29 in the presence of his family and close friends. He was 67, and was suffering from advanced skin cancer. He is survived by Carol, his wife, and children Jamie and Afshaan. Jamie had told the media earlier this month, "It is what is called a squamous cell carcinoma. It is a relapse of the same thing which had happened last year and unfortunately, for various reasons, it was not detected at that time and has come back."