Pritish Nandy passes away, Anupam Kher remembers his ‘fearless’ friend: ‘Always larger than life’

Film producer and writer Pritish Nandy passed away on Wednesday. He was 73. His son, filmmaker Kushan Nandy, confirmed the news of his demise to SCREEN.

Actor Anupam Kher shared an emotional note remembering Pritish and wrote, “Deeply deeply saddened and shocked to know about the demise of one of my dearest and closest friends #PritishNandy! Amazing poet, writer, filmmaker and a brave and unique editor/journalist! He was my support system and a great source of strength in my initial days in Mumbai. We shared lots of things in common. He was also one of the most fearless people I had come across. Always Larger than life. I learnt so many things from him. Off-late we didn’t meet much. But there was a time when we were inseparable! I will never forget when he surprised me by putting me on the cover of Filmfare and more importantly #TheIllustratedWeelky. He was the true definition of yaaron ka yaar! I will miss you and our times together my friend. Rest well. 💔💔💔#HeartBroken.”

 

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Pritish Nandy was a journalist and humanitarian. He also hosted a talk show on Doordarshan in the 1990s called The Pritish Nandy Show where he interviewed celebrities.

He produced many films in the early 2000s including films like Sur, Kaante, Jhankaar Beats, Chameli, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Pyaar Ke Side Effects under his banner Pritish Nandy Communications. His company recently produced the web series Four More Shots Please and the anthology series Modern Love Mumbai.