Veteran
Bollywood
producer
Anil
Suri,
died
due
to
novel
coronavirus
(COVID-19)
on
Thursday,
4
June
2020.
He
was
77.
Suri
was
rushed
to
the
Lilavati
and
Hinduja
hospitals
in
Mumbai
after
developing
a
fever
on
2
June,
but
was
denied
a
bed
at
both
hospitals,
informed
his
brother
Rajiv
Suri.
PTI
quoted
Rajiv
as
saying,
"He
was
then
taken
to
Advanced
Multispecialty
Hospital
on
Wednesday
night.
He
had
COVID-19.
On
Thursday
evening,
they
said
something
is
amiss
and
he
was
put
on
a
ventilator.
He
died
around
7:00
pm."
Anil
Suri's
final
rites
were
held
at
the
Oshiwara
cremation
ground
on
the
morning
of
5
June.
The
funeral
was
attended
by
four
family
members,
who
wore
Personal
Protective
Equipment
(PPE)
to
protect
themselves
from
COVID-19.
Anil
Suri
had
produced
films
like
the
1978
film
Karmayogi,
starring
Raaj
Kumar,
Jeetendra
and
Rekha,
and
the
1984
film
Raaj
Tilak,
which
featured
a
stellar
cast
including
Hema
Malini,
Sunil
Dutt,
Dharmendra,
Reena
Roy,
Sarika
and
Kamal
Haasan.
Rajiv
Suri
said
that
it
was
heartbreaking
to
lose
both
his
brother
and
his
favourite
director
on
the
same
day,
referring
to
the
death
of
veteran
filmmaker
Basu
Chatterjee
on
4
June.
Anil
Suri
is
survived
by
his
wife
and
two
children.
May
his
soul
rest
in
peace.
Recently,
Bollywood
music
composer
Wajid
Khan,
of
the
Sajid-Wajid
duo,
also
passed
away
due
to
Coronavirus
and
kidney
ailment.