Veteran Bollywood producer Anil Suri passes away
Bollywood producer Anil Suri, who had backed films like Raaj Kumar-Rekha starrer "Karmayogi" and "Raaj Tilak", passed away due to coronavirus on Thursday. He was 77. Anil's brother, film producer Rajiv Suri, said he had a fever on June 2 but his condition worsened the next day with breathlessness. The producer had complained of fever after which he was rushed to hospital on June 2 and was able to get a bed in Advance Multi Special Hospital Vile Parle on the night of 3rd June 2020. He could not get any bed in Leelawati or Hinduja or Bandra or Khar. On 4th June 2020 at 6.00 PM, he had breathing trouble and heart complaints and was put on Ventilator at about 6.45 PM. At 7.10 on 4th June, 2020 he breathed his last in the hospital. He was diagnosed with coronavirus and cremated at 7.00 AM at Oshiwara Crematorium on 5th June, 2020.
"He was rushed to the top hospitals, Lilavati and Hinduja, but both denied him a bed," Rajiv claimed. "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," Rajiv told PTI.
Last rites of Anil were held on Friday morning at Oshiwara cremation ground with four close family members attending it wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Besides Rajiv, Anil 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. Chatterjee breathed his last on Thursday morning.
(With inputs from Joyeeta Mitra Suvarna)
