Ajay Devgn says Kuku Kohli 'changed his life forever', remembers Phool Aur Kaante director in heartfelt tribute
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
Ajay Devgn thanked Kuku Kohli for placing faith on him as a debutant star. Ajay pays tribute On Wednesday, Ajay took to X to pay an emotional tribute to the filmmaker. He wrote, "Some people change the course of your life forever. Kuku ji was one of those people for me. Forever grateful for the faith you had in me. You will be deeply missed, Kuku ji. Om Shanti."
Adding to this, Phool Aur Kaante was rolled out in 1991, and emerged as big ticket-window success. Ajay went on to win a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for 1991. It also starred Madhoo, Aruna Irani, Jagdeep and Amrish Puri. The movie established him as a action hero and shaped his three-decade career. After Phool Aur Kaante, Ajay worked with Kuku Kohli again in Suhaag (1994). The director's final directorial movie was Woh Tera Naam Tha, which was rolled out in 2004.
Meanwhile, Kohli had been admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on Monday, August 24, after he began feeling unwell. Balraj Irani, Aruna Irani's brother, told India Today, “He (Kuku) was absolutely fine, and then this evening he suffered a massive heart attack. He was talking to us and just collapsed”. Despite efforts by doctors to revive him, Kohli was declared dead at around 5 pm.
Notably, Kuku Kohli is survived by his wife, star Aruna Irani , and two daughters, Pooja and Karishma, from his first marriage to Rita Kohli.
As per the latest buzz, His last rites were performed at Oshiwara Crematorium in Mumbai on Wednesday, August 26. The last darshan took place at his family's house at 9:30 am, as per the information provided by his friend and filmmaker Ashoke Pandit.
In further updates, The funeral procession started from his Green Acres house in Andheri West around 10 am, while his cremation took place around noon. His wife Aruna Irani, the veteran star, appeared to be in an emotional condition while bidding farewell to her husband. Several Bollywood celebrities were seen at the funeral ceremony. Rohit Shetty , Katrina Kaif, Vicky Kaushal, Sham Kaushal, Ashoke Pandit were all spotted at the crematorium.
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Source: Hindustan Times