Aamir Khan and Ashutosh Gowariker paid closing respects to artwork director Nitin Chandrakant Desai on Friday at his funeral in Karjat. All three of them labored collectively on the Oscar-nominated movie Lagaan. Nitin died on Wednesday by suicide and was cremated at his ND Studios within the presence of associates, colleagues and household. Also learn: Lagaan, Jodhaa Akbar artwork director Nitin Desai dies by suicide at 57
Aamir and Ashutosh met a number of individuals on the entrance earlier than making their manner inside. Sanjay Leela Bhansali was additionally seen on the venue. Pictures from the funeral present Nitin’s household weeping subsequent to his physique. His daughter Mansi additionally gave helped carry his bier.
Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Pawar visited Sir JJ Hospital’s mortuary in Maharashtra’s Mumbai on Thursday, the place Desai’s physique was saved. After studying concerning the unlucky news, Shinde expressed his condolences by way of a tweet as nicely.
“Veteran artwork director Nitin Chandrakant Desai handed away in the present day. This is an unlucky and surprising piece of news. The demise of Desai, who created a world of his personal by his distinctive set designs in Marathi and Hindi movies, is saddening. He had a particular affiliation with Tembhi Naka Devi (a well-liked temple in Maharashtra). He preserved and carried ahead a practice which began with Dharmaveer Anand Dighe Saheb. Navratri celebrations right here got here to unforgettable due to him (Desai). There was a whole lot of curiosity among the many individuals to see his artworks. It pains me that such a pleasant and humble man, who additionally occurred to be an excellent buddy, is not any extra with us. Today is a really unhappy day for me and our movie business,” Shinde wrote in Marathi.
Nitin Desai was found dead at his studio at Karjat in Raigad district on Wednesday. His company ND Art World Pvt. Ltd. had borrowed ₹185 crore by two loans from ECL Finance, an arm of the Edelweiss Group, in 2016 and 2018, and troubles with repayments began in January 2020.
Nitin, 57, labored as an artwork director in a number of big-budget movies resembling Devdas, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Jodhaa Akbar, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Once Upon A Time in Mumbai, and Panipat, amongst others.
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