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Sushant Singh Rajput, Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan; Bollywood Celebs Who Bid Goodbye To The World In 2020
2020 has been one of the toughest years for everyone, especially the Hindi Film Industry.
2020 has been one of the toughest years for everyone, especially the Hindi Film Industry. During the lockdown, shootings of films were halted, theatres were shut down, subsequently, all major releases had to be postponed indefinitely, and the entertainment industry lost some of the noted celebrities who will be missed forever. From Irrfan, Sushant Singh Rajput to Saroj Khan and Rishi Kapoor, here are the legends who bid us goodbye in 2020.
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
passed
away
on
June
14,
2020.
His
death
came
as
a
shock
to
the
film
fraternity
and
fans.
Many
are
still
trying
to
come
to
terms
with
his
sudden
death,
the
Central
Bureau
of
Investigation
(CBI),
Narcotics
Control
Bureau
(NCB)
and
the
Enforcement
Directorate
(ED)
are
still
investigating
his
death
case.
Sushant
was
last
seen
in
Dil
Bechara
directed
by
Mukesh
Chhabra.
Rishi
Kapoor
The
legendary
actor
passed
away
on
April
30
after
battling
leukaemia
for
two
years.
He
had
been
entertaining
fans
with
amazing
performances
for
decades.
Rishi
Kapoor
debuted
as
an
actor
with
his
first
film
Bobby
and
was
last
seen
in
Anubhav
Sinha's
Mulk
that
released
in
the
year
2018.
Nishikant Kamat
Filmmaker Nishikant Kamat passed away in a Hyderabad hospital on August 17,2002, at the age of 50. He was believed to have been suffering from chronic liver disease at the time of his passing. He was best-known for directing the Hindi remake of Malayalam hit film, Drishyam. The remake starred Ajay Devgn and Tabu in lead roles.
Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan, who had been battling cancer for over a year, passed away at the age of 53 on April 29. He was even unable to promote his last movie Angrezi Medium due to ill health. Irrfan had made a name for himself as an amazing actor not only in India, but also in Hollywood with great performances in films like Life of Pi, Inferno, Jurassic World and more.
Wajid
Khan
Bollywood
music
composer
Wajid
Khan,
of
the
Sajid-Wajid
duo,
passed
away
in
Mumbai
at
the
age
of
43
on
May
31.
Wajid
was
reportedly
suffering
from
a
kidney
ailment,
but
some
reports
also
revealed
that
he
had
tested
positive
for
the
novel
Coronavirus.
Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee passed away at the age of 93 due to age-related complications on June 4. The late filmmaker-screenwriter was best known for directing slice of life releases like Choti Si Baat, Rajnigandha, Baaton Baaton Mein, Ek Ruka Hua Faisla and Chameli Ki Shaadi to name a few.
Jagdeep
Actor-comedian
Syed
Ishtiaq
Ahmed
Jafri,
popularly
known
by
his
screen
name
Jagdeep,
passed
away
on
July
8
in
Mumbai
at
the
age
of
81.
Jagdeep
was
best
remembered
for
his
iconic
characters
from
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Dharmendra's
1975
film
Sholay,
1984
film
Purana
Mandir,
and
Salman
and
Aamir
Khan's
1994
film
Andaz
Apna
Apna.
Asif Basra
Bollywood actor Asif Basra was found dead at a private complex at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. The news shocked both the film as well as television fraternity as Basra had worked in both industries for years. He was seen in hit releases like Sushant Singh Rajput's Kai Po Che, Hrithik Roshan's Krrish 3, Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday and more.
SP Balasubrahmanyam
Renowned Indian Singer, SP Balasubrahmanyam passed away on September 25, 2020, after suffering a cardio-respiratory arrest. Popularly known as SPB, he was admitted to Chennai's MGM Healthcare Hospital post testing positive for Coronavirus. After a long battle, his health deteriorated and the singer left for his heavenly abode.
Saroj
Khan
Legendary
choreographer
Saroj
Khan
passed
away
on
July
3,
after
suffering
a
cardiac
arrest
at
the
age
of
71.
Khan
had
reportedly
complained
of
breathing
issues,
following
which
she
was
admitted
to
Mumbai's
Guru
Nanak
Hospital.
One
of
the
most
prolific
choreographers
of
the
Hindi
film
industry,
Khan
was
fondly
called
as
Masterji
in
Bollywood.
She
had
last
worked
with
Madhuri
Dixit
for
her
dance
number
in
Kalank.
