Filmmaker
Kumar
Ramsay,
known
for
penning
most
of
the
Ramsay
Brothers'
horror
films
including
Rishi
Kapoor-starrer
Khoj,
passed
away
on
Thursday
due
to
cardiac
arrest.
He
was
85.
Kumar
breathed
his
last
at
his
residence
in
Hiranandani
here,
his
eldest
son
Gopal
told
PTI.
"He
passed
away
due
to
cardiac
arrest,
today
morning
around
5:30
AM.
He
passed
away
very
quietly.
The
funeral
will
take
place
around
12
PM.
We
are
waiting
for
the
priest
to
arrive,"
Gopal
said.
Kumar
was
the
son
of
producer
FU
Ramsay
and
the
eldest
of
the
seven
brothers.
The
Ramsay
Brothers,
which
included
Keshu,
Tulsi,
Karan,
Shyam,
Gangu
and
Arjun,
ruled
the
horror
genre,
making
low
budget
cult
movies
in
the
70s
and
the
80s.
Kumar
was
instrumental
in
scripting
most
of
their
films,
including
Purana
Mandir
(1984),
Saaya
(1989),
featuring
Shatrughan
Sinha,
and
1989
hit
Khoj,
which
also
starred
Naseeruddin
Shah.
He
also
produced
films
like
Aur
Kaun?
(1979)
and
Dahshat
in
1981.