Veteran screenwriter Prayag Raj, greatest recognized for his work in Amitabh Bachchan’s blockbuster hits ”Amar Akbar Anthony”, ”Naseeb” and ”Coolie”, has died as a consequence of age-related points. He was 88.

According to his son Aditya, the author handed away on Saturday night at his Bandra residence.

”He handed away peacefully on Saturday at 4pm at his residence in Bandra. He had a number of illnesses since eight to 10 years like coronary heart illness and age-related points,” Aditya advised PTI.

Raj, who penned the story for Bachchan’s ”Naseeb”, ”Suhaag” and ”Coolie” and ”Mard”, had over 100 movies to his credit score as a author and some as a lyricist.

He additionally wrote the Bachchan, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan-starrer ”Geraftaar”, aside from contributing to the screenplays of Rajesh Khanna’s ”Roti”, Dharmendra-Jeetendra’s ”Dharam Veer” and ”Amar Akbar Anthony”.

His final movie as a author was the unreleased ”Zamanat”, directed by the late S Ramanathan.

Raj’s final rites have been carried out on Sunday morning at Shivaji Park crematorium in Dadar right here. It was attended by household, and his associates from the trade.

Bachchan paid tribute to his frequent collaborator on his private weblog.

”Last night we misplaced one other pillar of our nice movie trade,” the veteran actor wrote on Sunday.

Anil Kapoor, who labored on ”Hifazat”, written by Raj, stated he’s saddened by the trade veteran’s demise.

”I’m actually saddened by the lack of the late Prayag Raj. Working with him on ‘Hifazat’ was a privilege. May his soul relaxation in peace,” he wrote on X alongside {a photograph} with Raj from the units of the film.

”Sorry to listen to in regards to the passing away of author director actor Prayag Raj. RIP,” wrote ”Amar Akbar Anthony” actor Shabana Azmi.

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