Legendary
filmmaker
and
director
of
popular
television
serial
Mahabharat,
Ravi
Chopra
passed
away
at
the
age
of
68
years
on
Wednesday.
The
news
has
shocked
both
the
Chopra
family
and
the
entire
Bollywood
film
industry
as
well.
A
few
days
ago
he
had
been
admitted
to
the
Mumbai's
Breach
Candy
Hospital
and
today
his
untimely
death
in
Mumbai
has
shocked
his
family
members.
He
had
been
previously
admitted
to
the
hospital
owing
to
lung
ailment
in
2012,
but
at
that
time
he
had
recovered
quickly.
He
belongs
to
one
of
the
most
powerful
Bollywood
family,
Chopra.
His
father
was
famous
director
and
producer
B.R
Chopra
and
his
uncle
was
filmmaker
Yash
Chopra
who
also
passed
away
a
few
years
ago.
Aditya
and
Uday
Chopra,
Yash
Chopra's
sons
are
actually
Ravi
Chopra's
cousins
who
now
head
the
Yash
Raj
Films.
Ravi
Chopra
has
directed
hit
movies
like
The
Burning
Train,
Baghban,
Zameer,
Mazdoor
and
Babul.
He
also
produced
films
Bhoothnath
and
Bhoothnath
Returns
that
starred
Amitabh
Bachchan
in
the
lead
role.
According
to
sources,
the
funeral
is
said
to
be
held
early
in
the
morning
tomorrow
and
the
entire
Bollywood
industry
will
be
present
to
pay
their
respects
to
this
legendary
director.
May
his
soul
rest
in
peace.