Several members of the film fraternity, including Rajpal Yadav , Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal, attended his funeral on Wednesday to pay their final respects. Veteran Bollywood filmmaker Kuku Kohli died following a massive heart attack on Tuesday, August 25. He was 77.
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan also mourned the veteran filmmaker’s demise and extended his condolences to the bereaved family.
Ajay went on to win the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for the film. It also starred Madhoo, Aruna Irani, Jagdeep and Amrish Puri. The film established Ajay as an action star and helped shape his career over the next three decades. He was talking to us and just collapsed”. His wife, veteran actor Aruna Irani, appeared emotional as she bid farewell to her husband alongside members of the Irani and Kohli families. Several people were seen assisting her as she made her way to the cremation. Several Bollywood celebrities, including Rohit Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Vicky Kaushal, Sham Kaushal and Ashoke Pandit, attended the funeral to pay their final respects to the filmmaker.
Phool Aur Kaante, released in 1991, emerged as a major box-office success. The late filmmaker had been admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on Monday, August 24, after he began feeling unwell. Despite doctors’ efforts to revive him, Kohli was declared dead at around 5 pm. He was cremated around noon on Wednesday, August 26.
Balraj Irani, Aruna Irani’s brother, told India Today, “He (Kuku) was absolutely fine, and then this evening he suffered a massive heart attack.
The late filmmaker launched Ajay Devgn’s career with Phool Aur Kaante. Ajay paid tribute to the director on social media, recalling the faith Kohli placed in him during the early stages of his career. He wrote on X, “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”. It also starred Madhoo, Aruna Irani, Jagdeep and Amrish Puri. The film established him as a action hero and shaped his three-decade career.
He was 77. Earlier reporting noted: Phool Aur Kaante was released in 1991, and emerged as big box office success. Ajay went on to win a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for 1991. After Phool Aur Kaante, Ajay worked with Kuku Kohli again in Suhaag (1994). The director’s final directorial film was Woh Tera Naam Tha, which was released in 2004.
Earlier reporting noted: Ajay Devgn says Kuku Kohli ‘changed his life forever’, remembers Phool Aur Kaante director in heartfelt tribute Filmmaker Kuku Kohli died after suffering a massive heart attack at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday. He made his directorial debut with Phool Aur Kaante, which emerged as a commercial success and also marked Ajay Devgn ‘s acting debut. (Also read: Kuku Kohli funeral: Aruna Irani bids emotional farewell as Rohit Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Vicky Kaushal pay last respects ) Earlier reporting noted: On Wednesday, Ajay took to X to pay an emotional tribute to the filmmaker.
