Coronavirus has now reached Bollywood, 77-year-old producer Anil Suri has succumbed to COVID-19.
According to a report of Filmfare, the producer was rushed to Lilavati and Hinduja hospitals, but had been denied a bed at both institutes. The report is equally heartbreaking as the news itself.
After which Suri was taken to Advanced Multispeciality Hospital on Wednesday, where he was put on a ventilator but doctors couldn’t save him. He is reported to passed away at around 7 pm.
Confirming the news, Anil’s brother Rajiv Suri told the website, “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 a ventilator. He died around 7:00 pm.”
Rajiv Suri, who has produced films like ‘Manzil’ said that it’s heartbreaking to lose one of his favourite directors and brother on the same day.
Anil Suri produced films like “Karmayogi” (1978), starring Raaj Kumar, Jeetendra and Rekha, and the 1984 multistarrer “Raaj Tilak.”
