Sanjay Chouhan, the screenplay author of critically-acclaimed motion pictures similar to ”Paan Singh Tomar” and ”Sahib Biwi aur Gangster”, has died, his good friend and filmmaker Avinash Das mentioned on Friday.

The 61-year-old screenwriter, who was affected by liver cirrhosis, handed away at a Mumbai hospital on Thursday night time, Das instructed PTI.

”He died final night time on the hospital at 11.30pm. He was admitted in hospital final month and was on a ventilator as a result of liver cirrhosis,” Das mentioned.

Chouhan is survived by his spouse and a daughter. His final rites had been carried out on Friday.

Formerly a journalist in New Delhi, Chouhan began his profession as a author with Sony TV’s crime drama present ”Bhanwar” within the Nineties.

He then wrote the dialogues for Sudhir Mishra’s cult hit movie ”Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi”, which was launched in 2003.

His writing credit additionally embody motion pictures similar to ”Dhoop”, ”Say Salaam India”, ”Right Yaaa Wrong” and ”I Am Kalam”.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse workers and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)