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Bollywood actor,
writer and
filmmaker Neeraj
Vora died at a
Mumbai hospital
in the wee hours
of Thursday. He
was 54.
Confirming the
news of his
demise, filmmaker
Ashok Pandit told
indianexpress.com, "Neeraj Vora died today
at 3 am in Criti Care hospital in Juhu. He had
been in coma and living at Firoz
Nadiadwala's place. When his condition
deteriorated in the night, he was taken to
the hospital, where he breathed his last.
After he suffered a heart attack followed by
a stroke in 2016, Neeraj Vora went into a
coma. Producer Firoz Nadiadwala took him
to his home and converted a room into a
make-shift Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The
actor will be cremated today afternoon at 3
pm in Santa Cruz.
Neeraj Vora, who was set to direct the third
installment of the hit Hera Pheri franchise,
had begun the process of making the film,
when he suffered the heart attack. His initial
work as a writer includes superstar Shah
Rukh Khan's TV show Circus. Neeraj made
his acting debut with Ketan Mehta's Holi
(1984), which also starred Aamir Khan.
He then went on to star in films like
Rangeela, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, Akele
Hum Akele Tum, Virasat, Mann, Satya, Mast,
Pukar and Company. His last film as an actor
was Anil Kapoor starrer Welcome Back,
which released in 2015.
Neeraj Vora was also known for writing the
first part of the Hera Pheri series (2000)
and Rohit Shetty's Golmaal (2006). As a
director, his most notable work was Phir
Hera Pheri, the second installment of the
Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty franchise.
http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/neeraj-vora-actor-director-passes-away-4981950/.
writer and
filmmaker Neeraj
Vora died at a
Mumbai hospital
in the wee hours
of Thursday. He
was 54.
Confirming the
news of his
demise, filmmaker
Ashok Pandit told
indianexpress.com, "Neeraj Vora died today
at 3 am in Criti Care hospital in Juhu. He had
been in coma and living at Firoz
Nadiadwala's place. When his condition
deteriorated in the night, he was taken to
the hospital, where he breathed his last.
After he suffered a heart attack followed by
a stroke in 2016, Neeraj Vora went into a
coma. Producer Firoz Nadiadwala took him
to his home and converted a room into a
make-shift Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The
actor will be cremated today afternoon at 3
pm in Santa Cruz.
Neeraj Vora, who was set to direct the third
installment of the hit Hera Pheri franchise,
had begun the process of making the film,
when he suffered the heart attack. His initial
work as a writer includes superstar Shah
Rukh Khan's TV show Circus. Neeraj made
his acting debut with Ketan Mehta's Holi
(1984), which also starred Aamir Khan.
He then went on to star in films like
Rangeela, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, Akele
Hum Akele Tum, Virasat, Mann, Satya, Mast,
Pukar and Company. His last film as an actor
was Anil Kapoor starrer Welcome Back,
which released in 2015.
Neeraj Vora was also known for writing the
first part of the Hera Pheri series (2000)
and Rohit Shetty's Golmaal (2006). As a
director, his most notable work was Phir
Hera Pheri, the second installment of the
Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty franchise.
http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/neeraj-vora-actor-director-passes-away-4981950/.
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