MUMBAI: Noted writer-filmmaker Sagar Sarhadi, identified for movies like “Kabhi Kabhie”, “Silsila”, and “Bazaar”, handed away late Sunday evening following a short sickness. He was 88. Sarhadi breathed his final at his residence within the neighbourhood of Sion right here, his nephew filmmaker Ramesh Talwar instructed PTI.
“He passed away shortly before midnight. He wasn’t keeping well for sometime and had even stopped eating. He passed away peacefully,” Talwar mentioned. Sarhadi’s final rites have been held at Sion crematorium, he added.
Bollywood personalities like veteran screenwriter Javed Akhtar, administrators Hansal Mehta, Anubhav Sinha, Nila Madhab Panda, and actor Jackie Shroff mourned the demise of Sarhadi. In his tweet, Akhtar expressed heartfelt condolences to Sarhadi’s nephew Ramesh Talwar. “Sagar Sarhadi a veteran theater and film writer who wrote films like Kabhi kabhi, Noori and directed Baazaar has passed away,” he added.
Retweeting Khalid Mohamed’s tweet, Mehta wrote, “Rest in peace Sagar Sarhadi saahab.” “RIP Sagar Sarhadi. What a legacy,” wrote Sinha on the microblogging web site.Â
“Sad to know that Sagar Sarhadi ji is no more. Truly a big loss for the film industry. ‘Noorie’, ‘Kabhi Kabhie’, ‘Silsila’, ‘Chandni’, ‘Deewana’, ‘Kaho Na Pyar Hai’ writer of so many gems. He also wrote and directed the iconic ‘ Bazaar’. My heartfelt condolences,” wrote Panda.
Shroff shared Sarhadi’s image on Instagram and captioned it: “Will Miss You… R.I.P”.Â
Born as Ganga Sagar Talwar in Baffa, close to Abbottabad metropolis, now Pakistan, the author is claimed to have tailored the title ‘Sarhadi’ to hold the connection of the frontier province with him. Sarhadi’s household migrated to Delhi throughout the Partition when he was 12. He accomplished his matriculation in Delhi earlier than shifting to Mumbai along with his elder brother’s household to finish his increased schooling.
Sarhadi studied on the Khalsa College then St Xaviers however needed to go away his research halfway to remain afloat and joined an advert company.
In an interview with S. M. Irfan on Rajya Sabha TV programme Guftagoo in 2018, Sarhadi mentioned he at all times carried the ache of displacement with him. “I’m still pained by this (Partition). I still think about what are those powers that force you to leave your village and make you a refugee from a human being. I haven’t forgotten this. I miss my village even today,” he had mentioned.
Sarhadi started his profession writing Urdu brief tales and have become an Urdu playwright. Filmmaker Yash Chopra’s 1976 movie “Kabhi Kabhie”, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Raakhee, opened the gates to his Bollywood profession. The author collaborated with Chopra for screenplays in acclaimed movies like “Silsila” (1981) and Sridevi and Rishi Kapoor-starrer “Chandni”, for which he wrote the dialogues.
In 1982, Sarhadi turned director with “Bazaar”, starring Supriya Pathak Kapur, Farooq Shaikh, Smita Patil and Naseeruddin Shah. The movie is taken into account a cult basic at the moment with memorable music by Khayyam and songs similar to ‘Dikhayee diye yun’, ‘Phir Chiddi Raat’ and ‘Dekh Lo Aaj Humko Jee Bharke’.
Sarhadi can also be credited with writing dialogues for celebrity Shah Rukh Khan’s debut ‘Deewana’ in 1992 and Hrithik Roshan’s debut ‘Kaho Na Pyaar Hai’ (2000). Sarhadi is survived by his nephews and nieces.Â
