RIP Kundan Shah: Celebrities bid adieu to the director of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

Kundan Shah died of heart attack early on Saturday morning.

The wee hours of Saturday brought a sad news for the Indian film fraternity as ace filmmaker Kundan Shah breathed his last at his Bandra residence. The filmmaker, aged 69, died after suffering a heart attack.

It was Kundan Shah who tried to transmit his Chaplinesque idealism and the Tramp’s tragicomic persona on Shah Rukh Khan with Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa and used him as if he was his very own Raj Kapoor. He gave Indian cinema and television the gift of satirical comedy. He directed movies like Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Kya Kehna, and Dil Hai Tumhara. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro brought him the prestigious National Film Award.

Mourning the loss of the great talent, Mahesh Bhatt, Subhash Ghai, Farhan Akhtar and Sudhir Mishra among others mentioned how Shah was a cult filmmaker.

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Here is what celebrities wrote on their Twitter handle:

A brave man Kundan Shah, who added vigour to the alternate cinema stream with movies like Jaane bhi do yaaro has left us. Adieux Kundan 🙏🙏🙏

— Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) October 7, 2017

Good bye #kundan shah. We all @FTIIOfficial @Whistling_Woods shall remember u for your great films with us n in history indian cinema.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

— Subhash Ghai (@SubhashGhai1) October 7, 2017

Saddened to learn that Kundan Shah is no more. Will never forget his genuineness, his cinematic knowledge & his unique sense of humour. RIP

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) October 7, 2017

Saddened 2 hear my favourite director Kundan Shah is no more.. i learnt a lot frm him whilst filming kabbhihaankabhina..quiet genius he was

— Farah Khan (@TheFarahKhan) October 7, 2017

It’s probably wrong but I can’t help but imagine Kundan Shah n Renu Saluja meeting n arguing over a cut n maybe Ravi Baswani is mediating!

— Sudhir Mishra (@IAmSudhirMishra) October 7, 2017

Rip kundan shah. A master film maker #JaaneBhiDoYaaron #KabhiHaanKabhiNaa. Thank you for inspiring us.

— Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) October 7, 2017

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na were truly ahead the times. Thank you for the great cinema #KundanShah sir. #RIP

— Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) October 7, 2017

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na were truly ahead the times. Thank you for the great cinema #KundanShah sir. #RIP

— Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) October 7, 2017

RIP Kundan Shah!