Filmmaker Raj Kaushal dies after cardiac arrest

Filmmaker Raj Kaushal, who made films reminiscent of Pyaar Mein Kabhie Kabhie (1999), Shaadi Ka Ladoo (2004) and Anthony Kaun Hai (2006), died on Wednesday morning after a coronary heart assault.
Kaushal was 49. He is survived by his spouse, actor and TV presenter Mandira Bedi and two kids.
His final rites had been held on the Shivaji Ground crematorium. Among those that attended the funeral had been actors Rohit Roy, Ashish Chaudhari and Samir Soni.
Kaushal entered the Hindi movie trade with a background in advert copywriting and shortly labored as an assistant director with Subhash Ghai and Mukul Anand on movies. In the meantime, he additionally arrange his manufacturing enterprise and went on to provide and direct lots of of advert movies with manufacturers reminiscent of Nestle, Surf and Hero Honda.
Kaushal additionally produced My Brother…Nikhil (2005) directed by his shut buddy Onir. The movie was one of many first mainstream movies in India to speak about AIDS and HIV and was based mostly on the lifetime of Dominic D’Souza — an Indian homosexual rights activist based mostly in Goa.
Onir took to Twitter to mourn the passing of Kaushal. “Gone too soon… One of those few who believed in our vision and supported us. Prayers for his soul.”