In
a
sad
turn
of
events,
noted
screenwriter
Shafeeq
Ansari,
popularly
known
for
writing
the
screenplay
of
Amitabh
Bachchan-Hema
Malini
starrer
Baghban,
breathed
his
last
at
Kokilaben
Dhirubhai
Ambani
Hospital
in
Mumbai
on
Wednesday
(November
3).
He
was
84
years
old.
Safeeq's
son
Mohsin
confirmed
the
news
of
his
death
to
ANI
and
revealed
that
his
father
was
suffering
from
a
prolonged
illness.
Ansari's
last
rites
were
performed
at
the
Oshiwara
Kabristan,
Mumbai.
Speaking
about
his
film
journey,
Shafeeq
began
his
career
as
a
writer
with
Dharmendra-Shatrughan
Sinha's
Dost
in
1974.
He
went
on
to
pen
films
like
Dharmendra-Hema
Malini's
Dil
Ka
Heera
which
released
in
1979,
Izzatdar
which
starred
Dilip
Kumar,
Govinda
and
Madhuri
Dixit
and
Mithun
Chakraborty's
Pyaar
Hua
Chori
Chori.
In
2003,
Ansari
wrote
the
dialogues
and
screenplay
for
BR
Chopra's
Baghban
starring
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Hema
Malini
and
Salman
Khan.
The
film
has
struck
a
chord
with
both,
the
critics
and
the
audience
for
its
touching
writing
and
brilliant
performances.
Shafeeq
Ansari
is
survived
by
his
son
and
daughter.