Pritish Nandy dies at 73; from journalism to filmmaking to literature, he wore many hats

Mumbai, Veteran journalist, poet and filmmaker Pritish Nandy handed away in Mumbai on Wednesday, sources near him stated. Nandy , a Padma Shri awardee, died after a cardiac arrest at his residence in south Mumbai and his final rites have been carried out within the night, they stated. In a social media submit, veteran actor and Nandy’s good friend Anupam Kher paid glowing tributes to him. “Deeply deeply saddened and shocked to know in regards to the demise of certainly one of my dearest and closest pals #PritishNandy! Superb poet, author, filmmaker and a courageous and distinctive editor/journalist!” Kher wrote. “He was my assist system and a terrific supply of energy in my preliminary days in Mumbai. We shared a number of issues in frequent. He was additionally one of the fearless individuals I had come throughout. All the time Bigger than life. I learnt so many issues from him. Off-late we didn’t meet a lot. However there was a time once we have been inseparable! I’ll always remember when he stunned me by placing me on the quilt of Filmfare and extra importantly The Illustrated Weekly ,” Kher added. Nandy was a former Rajya Sabha member of the Shiv Sena and likewise an animal rights advocate. His firm, Pritish Nandy Communications , made movies like ‘Sur’, ‘Kaante’, ‘Jhankaar Beats’, ‘Chameli’, ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’, and ‘Pyaar Ke Aspect Results’ and likewise produced the net sequence ‘4 Extra Pictures Please!’ Nandy wrote round 40 books of poetry in English and translated poems from Bengali, Urdu, and Punjabi into English. Different Bollywood actors additionally paid tributes to the veteran journalist-filmmaker. “Deeply saddened to listen to in regards to the lack of Mr. Pritish Nandy. My heartfelt condolences to his household, pals, and family members. Might his reminiscence be a blessing and should you discover energy on this tough time. Relaxation in peace, sir,” wrote actor Neil Nitin Mukesh “Shocked and saddened to listen to of @PritishNandy Sir’s demise! He was a maverick and wore his many hats with elan! He put so many gifted individuals on the map within the film enterprise! Thanks, and farewell, Sir! RIP,” stated one other actor Ranvir Shorey in his condolence message. Based on the web site of his firm PNC, “Poet, painter, famend journalist and editor, tv persona, animal activist, member of Parliament and maker of a few of the finest identified movies of the final decade, Pritish Nandy has modified the face of Indian media many instances over.” He served as Chairman of PNC, one of many first media and leisure corporations to go public in 2000. Nandy obtained the Padma Shri, the EM Forster Literary Award, the UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Award, the Worldwide Affiliation Award from the Humane Society of the US, the Buddies of Liberation Warfare Honour from Bangladesh, and 100’s of award nominations for the movies PNC has produced, from all around the world, stated the web site. The corporate described Nandy as a “magician with phrases and a real torch bearer for Unbelievable India”.