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Noted Indian producer Raj Kumar Barjatya passes away

Monitoring Desk

MUMBAI: Noted producer Raj Kumar Barjatya passed away this morning. His father Tarachand Barjatya founded the Rajshri banner in 1947. After his father’s death in 1992, he helmed the business and continued with his father’s legacy of producing critically as well commercially acclaimed films.

Family values were the hallmark of their productions and Raj Kumar Barjatya made sure the trend continued even in the modern era. He was the producer of such blockbusters like  Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999), and Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo (2015). The 75-year-old breathed his last at the Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation hospital. The official Twitter account of Rajshri banner confirmed his passing away by displaying this message: “It is with profound grief that we mourn the loss of Raj Kumar Barjatya, father of Sooraj Barjatya. May his soul Rest In Peace.”

It is with profound grief that we mourn the loss of Raj Kumar Barjatya, father of Sooraj Barjatya. May his soul Rest In Peace.

He is survived by wife Sudha and son Sooraj, who is an acclaimed filmmaker and directed most of his father’s films. Raj Kumar Barjatya’s last production venture was Hum Chaar (2019). He was the winner of the Filmfare Best Film Award for Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!

Many Bollywood celebrities took to Twitter to offer their condolences.

The Frontier Post

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