Sanjay Chouhan was under treatment for liver cirrhosis at a hospital in Mumbai for the last two weeks.
Screenwriter Sanjay Chouhan, the name behind writing films such as 바카라˜Paan Singh Tomar바카라™ and 바카라˜I Am Kalam바카라™, breathed his last on Thursday. He was suffering from liver cirrhosis. He had also co-written the 바카라˜Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster바카라™ films with filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia.
His friend and filmmaker Avinas Das took to Facebook to share the news. In a tribute post for him, Avinas remembered the 62-year-old writer as a mentor to him and many others in the film industry. Das further talked about the late writer바카라™s sense of humour and expressed sadness at the news of his death.Â
He also revealed that Chouhan was not well for the last two weeks, and was under treatment at H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre after he suffered from internal bleeding and loss of consciousness.Â
Reportedly, Chouhan was born and raised in Bhopal, and he is survived by his wife Sarita and daughter Sara. He started off his career as a journalist in Delhi before he relocated to Mumbai and penned the 1990s crime drama 바카라˜Bhanwar바카라™ for Sony television.Â
Among his honours throughout his career, he had received several awards including a Filmfare Award for Best Story for his subliminal film 바카라˜I Am Kalam바카라™ (2011). His other notable films include 바카라˜Dhoop바카라™ and 바카라˜Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Maara바카라™. He also wrote the dialogues for Sudhir Mishra바카라™s acclaimed 2003 film 바카라˜Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi바카라™.Â
His funeral took place at Mumbai바카라™s Oshiwara crematorium on Friday at 12.30 p.m.