For Saawan Kumar Tak, Tributes From Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor And Others

The filmmaker died at the age of 86 in Mumbai on Thursday

Filmmaker and lyricist Saawan Kumar Tak died at the age of 86 in a Mumbai hospital on Thursday evening. The filmmaker was brought to the hospital on Wednesday, where he was being treated for lungs infection and breathing issues, news agency PTI reported. "He passed away at 4:15pm due to heart failure. His heart had stopped functioning," the filmmaker's nephew Navin told PTI. Members of the film fraternity paid tribute to the filmmaker. Salman Khan, who worked in Saawan Kumar Tak's 1991 film Sanam Bewafa and the 2006 film Saawan...The Love Season, posted a throwback picture of himself with the late filmmaker and he wrote: "May you rest in peace my dear Sawaan ji. Have always loved and respected you." May u rest in peace my dear Sawaan ji. Have always loved n respected u. pic.twitter.com/SH3BhYxco8 Truly saddened to hear about the demise of Sawan Kumar. The ever-joyful Sawanji's keen understanding of music gave us some beautiful songs. I'll always remember him as one of the first directors who truly believed in me. RIP Sawan ji pic.twitter.com/Rh7Cj0taSR Sawaan ji going to miss you, may your soul rest in eternal peace pic.twitter.com/nuyqJtXocy

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