Rakesh Kumar, a seasoned film writer, producer, and director, has passed away in Mumbai.
He grew to be eighty-one years old.In Mumbai, veteran filmmaker Rakesh Kumar passed away on November 10.He was the man behind movies like Mr. Natwarlal and Yaarana, which starred Amitabh Bachchan.He passed away at the age of 81 and is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
According to a Times of India report, Rakesh Kumar is battling cancer.
Thursday marked his final inhalation.The family of Rakesh Kumar released an obituary to the media, in which they informed them of plans for a prayer gathering to be held in his memory.
Amitabh Bachchan, an actor, wrote a blog post in mourning for Rakesh, calling him “a most affable and kind-hearted human” but stating that he “shall hesitate to go to his funeral.”
Big B wrote, “But sad is the day… For any other colleague has left us and me in particular… Rakesh Sharma, first assistant director to Prakash Mehra on ZANJEER.” Then independent director for different PM (Prakash Mehra, as we often joked with him, because the PM of the us of a) films… And singularly – Hera Pheri, Khoon Pasina, Mr. Natwarlal, Yaarana, et al… And such
