Pritesh Nandy, Indian film producer who made titles like 'Sur' and 'Kaante,' has passed away at the age of 73.

Mehta said his most personal work, the 2017 movie "Omerta", had lost "one of its greatest patrons". He revealed that it was Nandy who encouraged him to make Rajkummar Rao-starrer which was based on the life of British-Pakistani terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh.

Pritish Nandy, a luminary in Indian journalism and cinema, died at 73 on Wednesday. Bollywood celebrities such as Kareena Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt remembered his impactful contributions and paid him tributes via social media.

You seem stressed”, a voice next to me half-whispered into my ear. I must’ve been crying or something. I was very stressed. I turned around and through my tears, I saw a blurred face of a man, who I recognised to be Pritish Nandy.

Film producer and writer Pritish Nandy passed away in Mumbai due to cardiac arrest on Wednesday. He was 73 and his last rites were performed in the evening, according to a PTI report. Anupam Kher took to social media to pay his tributes to Pritish.

Journalist-turned-filmmaker Pritish Nandy passed away at 73, his son Kushan confirmed to mid-day on Wednesday night. Nandy championed unconventional stories and backed new voices of directors and writers in the Hindi film industry.