Filmmaker Raj Kaushal, who made films equivalent to Pyaar Mein Kabhie Kabhie (1999), Shaadi Ka Ladoo (2004) and Anthony Kaun Hai (2006), died on Wednesday morning after a coronary heart assault.
Kaushal was 49 years previous. He is survived by spouse, actor and TV presenter Mandira Bedi and two youngsters.
His final rites had been carried out at Shivaji Ground crematorium. Those who attended the funeral included actors Rohit Roy, Ashish Chowdhary and Sameer Soni.
Kaushal entered the Hindi movie trade with a background in promoting copywriting and shortly labored as an assistant director in movies with Subhash Ghai and Mukul Anand. Meanwhile, he additionally arrange his personal manufacturing enterprise and produced and directed tons of of advert movies with manufacturers equivalent to Nestle, Surf and Hero Honda.
Kaushal additionally produced My Brother… Nikhil (2005), directed by his shut buddy Onir. The movie was one of many first mainstream movies to speak about AIDS and HIV in India and was primarily based on the lifetime of Dominic D’Souza – an Indian homosexual rights activist primarily based in Goa.
Onir took to Twitter to condole Kaushal’s demise. “Gone too soon… One of the very few who believed in our vision and supported us. Praying for his soul.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
