'Jab Jab Phool Khile' Writer Brij Katyal Passes Away At The Age Of 86 Due To Cancer
Veteran film writer Brij Katyal, who penned the story of Shashi Kapoor-Nanda hit Jab Jab Phool Khile, passed away at the age of 86, as he was suffering from rectal cancer.
Veteran
film
writer
Brij
Katyal,
who
penned
the
story
of
Shashi
Kapoor-Nanda
hit
'Jab
Jab
Phool
Khile',
passed
away
on
Thursday
afternoon
at
a
hospice
in
suburban
Bandra.
According
to
scribe-director
and
his
close
associate,
Anusha
Srinivasan
Iyer,
Katyal
was
battling
with
rectal
cancer.
"He
was
suffering
from
rectal
cancer
and
was
admitted
to
Shanti
Avedana
Ashram,
where
he
died
in
the
afternoon.
He
was
around
85-86
years
old," Iyer
told
PTI.
"I
had
learnt
the
art
of
writing
from
him.
It's
a
great
loss,"
she
added.
One
of
the
most
accomplished
writers
of
the
film
industry,
Katyal
also
has
writing
credits
to
his
name
in
many
TV
serials
such
as
Dillagi,
Saans
and
Pal
Chhin,
both
directed
by
Neena
Gupta.
His
stint
in
movies
also
include
"Ajooba"
and
"Yeh
Raat
Phir
Na
Aayegi",
among
others.
Katyal
is
survived
by
an
adopted
son.
The
last
rites
of
the
writer
will
take
place
at
his
Khandala
residence.