Veteran film producer and director, Johnny Bakshi passed away on Saturday i.e September 5. He is said to have suffering a cardiac arrest at the hospital and breathed his last at the age of 82. The filmmaker was apparently admitted to the Arogya Nidhi hospital in suburban Juhu on Friday morning.
According to the reports, few back he complained of having breathlessness. Upon hospitalising, his reports for COVID-19 infection came out to negative. “He was hospitalised yesterday due to breathlessness and was put on ventilator. The COVID-19 test was conducted and he tested negative for it. He passed away between 1.30-2.00 am due to cardiac arrest,” Bakshi’s daughter Priya informed new agency PTI.
Anupam Kher, Shabana Azmi and others took to their social media handles and shared emotional posts remembering the filmmaker. Take a look at their posts:
The filmmaker’s last rites were performed on Saturday itself at a crematorium in the presence of family members. We the team of The Live Mirror offer our deepest condolences to the family. May his soul rest in peace.
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