Karmayogi Film maker Anil Suri dies due to COVID19 ; Bollywood mourned the loss of another industry colleague as Producer Anil Suri succumbed to Coronavirus. The 77 year old Anil Suri had produced films like Karmayogi and Raaj Tilak.
According to his brother Anil Suri’s brother, film producer Rajiv Suri, said Anil had fever on June 2 but his condition worsened the next day with breathlessness.
“He was rushed to the top hospitals, Lilavati and Hinduja, but both denied him a bed,” Rajiv reported. Later Rajiv revealed “He was then taken to Advanced Multispeciality Hospital on Wednesday night. He had COVID-19. On Thursday evening, they said something is amiss and he was put on ventilator. He died around 7:00 pm.”
Four of his close family members performed the last rites of Anil Suri on Friday morning at Oshiwara cremation ground, they were wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Besides Rajiv, Anil Suri is survived by two children and wife. Rajiv, who had produced Basu Chatterjee’s 1979 film Manzil, featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Moushumi Chatterjee, said it was heartbreaking to lose one of his favourite directors and brother on the same day.
Basu Chatterjee died in Mumbai on Thursday morning.