Sanjay Leela Bhansali (L). Aamir Khan (R)
Mumbai:
The final rites of the Nationwide Award-winning artwork director Nitin Desai have been held on Friday at his studio in Karjat within the presence of members of the family and colleagues. The 57-year-old, recognized for designing the units of movies equivalent to Lagaan, Jodhaa Akbar, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, and the favored TV quiz present Kaun Banega Crorepati, was discovered useless on the premises of his studio at Karjat in Raigad district on Wednesday morning.
The final rites have been carried out by Desai’s son.
Famous person Aamir Khan, filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker, Sonali Kulkarni, Madhur Bhandarkar, Marathi actor Subodh Bhave, amongst others visited ND Studios to pay their final respects.
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar stated he’s disheartened with the passing away of Desai, whose work, he believes will likely be remembered ceaselessly.
“It was very unhappy. It is unlucky that he’s not with us. I am unable to consider this information. It was stunning. He has at all times supported all types of movies, massive, small, regional. He elevated issues for artwork administrators. He’ll at all times be remembered for his nice physique of labor,” the filmmaker who labored with Desai on movies like Visitors Sign, Style, Jail, and Indu Sarkar, advised PTI.
Earlier within the day, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar paid their final respects to Desai at JJ Hospital in South Mumbai, the place his autopsy was performed.
As per the autopsy report, the dying was as a consequence of hanging, stated Somnath Gharge, Raigad superintendent of police.
The physique was stored on the hospital and was handed over to Desai’s household on Friday morning, from there it was taken to ND Studios for the funeral. Desai’s firm had defaulted on a Rs 252 crore mortgage reimbursement to collectors and the Mumbai bench of the Nationwide Firm Regulation Tribunal had initiated insolvency proceedings towards it.
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