Director Pradeep Sarkar passes away at 67, Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Manoj Bajpayee, Hansal Mehta and others pay tribute

Renowned Bollywood director and writer Pradeep Sarkar has passed away at the age of 67 The ace filmmaker breathed his last on March 24 around 330 AM in the early hours of Friday morningAccording to media reports Sarkar was on dialysis and his potassium levels had dropped severely He was rushed to hospital around 3 AM after his condition got worsenedThe news of Sarkars demise was shared on Twitter by Bollywood director Hansal Mehta Sharing a photo of Sarkar on the microblogging site Hansal tweeted Pradeep Sarkar Dada RIPPradeep Sarkar Dada RIP pictwittercomhtxK4PiTLNmdash Hansal Mehta mehtahansal March 24 2023Versatile actor Manoj Bajpayee too reacted to the unfortunate news of Pradeep Sarkars passing away While sharing Hansals tweet the Gangs of Wasseypur actor wrote Ohh Thatrsquos so shocking Rest in peace DadaOhh Thatrsquos so shocking Rest in peace Dada httpstcowOCqOlVd5Zmdash manoj bajpayee BajpayeeManoj March 24 2023Calling Pradeep Sarkars sudden demise a hard to digest news Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn who is gearing up for Bholaa wrote The news of Pradeep Sarkarrsquos demise lsquoDadarsquo to some of us is still hard to digest My deepest condolences My prayers are with the departed and his family RIP DadaThe news of Pradeep Sarkarrsquos demise lsquoDadarsquo to some of us is still hard to digest My deepest condolences My prayers are with the departed and his family RIP Dada mdash Ajay Devgn ajaydevgn March 24 2023Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan who acted in Pradeep Sarkars Laga Chunari Mein Daag along with Rani Mukerji Konkona Sen Sharma and Kunal Kapoor called Sarkars passing away a terrible news While reacting to the same Jr Bachchan wrote Terrible news to wake up to Rest in peace Dada Thank you for the love and for making me a small part of your life Will miss you PradeepSarkarTerrible news to wake up to Rest in peace Dada Thank you for the love and for making me a small part of your life Will miss you PradeepSarkar pictwittercombFxwm8iNqImdash Abhishek juniorbachchan March 24 2023Sad to know that well known brilliant filmmaker of our country PradeepSarkar ji passes away A great loss to the film Industry Heartfelt condolences to his family and near ones Om Shanti tweeted filmmaker Ashoke PanditSad to know that well known brilliant filmmaker of our country PradeepSarkar ji passes away A great loss to the film Industry Heartfelt condolences to his family and near ones pictwittercom2RIC2F0w6emdash Ashoke Pandit ashokepandit March 24 2023Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh who starred in Sarkars 2010 romantic and edgy love story Lafangey Parindey alongside Deepika Padukone wrote a heartfelt note on Twitter while paying his last respect to Sarkar He wrote DADA Why Irsquoll miss you dada Will always remember you as that child hearted full of life man who taught me so much Your creation Lafangey Parindey will always remain close to my heart My prayers with the familyDADA Why Irsquoll miss you dada Will always remember you as that child hearted full of life man who taught me so much Your creation Lafangey Parindey will always remain close to my heart My prayers with the family pictwittercomqcka5Kn5cBmdash Neil Nitin Mukesh NeilNMukesh March 24 2023Popular filmmaker duo Raj amp DK dropped a monochrome image of Sarkar as they paid their last respect to the departed soulPradeep Sarkar1955 2023 pictwittercomuz1SobAJyBmdash Raj amp DK rajndk March 24 2023Pradeep Sarkar made his directorial debut in 2005 with Parineeta which starred Vidya Balan Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt in lead roles The romantic drama Parineeta which marked Vidya Balans debut in Bollywood is still touted as one of the best works of SarkarsBesides Parineeta Sarkar is also best known for directing womencentric movies like Laga Chunri Mein Daag Mardaani and Helicopter EelaSarkar has also directed several web series such as lsquoColdd Lassi Aur Chicken Masalarsquo lsquoArranged Marriage and Forbidden Loversquo and lsquoDurangarsquoHis funeral will be held today at 4 PM in Santacruz