Known for making films like ‘Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain’, ‘Raavan’, and ‘Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee’, veteran filmmaker Johnny Bakshi passes away today on September 5.
Johnny suffered a cardiac arrest at the Arogya Nidhi hospital and breathed his last at the age of 82. He was admitted to Arogya Nidhi hospital in suburban Juhu on September 4 after he complained of breathlessness. He was tested for COVID-19, which came out negative.
The filmmaker's last rites were performed at a crematorium in Mumbai in presence of family members.
On Twitter, actor Anupam Kher paid tributes to the veteran filmmaker, remembering him as a man with the "most infectious laughter".
"Deeply saddened to know about the demise of dear #JohnnyBakshi. He was a very integral part of my early life in Mumbai. As a producer, friend, a supporter and as a motivator. He had the most infectious laughter which made everybody happy around him," he wrote.
Deeply saddened to know about the demise of dear #JohnnyBakshi. He was a very integral part of my early life in Mumbai. As a producer, friend, a supporter and as a motivator. He had the most infectious laughter which made everybody happy around him. अलविदा मेरे दोस्त ।ओम शांति? pic.twitter.com/xmlcldfk9k
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) September 5, 2020
May his soul rest in peace!