Bollywood remembers Jhamu Sugandh

Well-known Bollywood personalities paid homage to producer and financer Jhamu Sugandh, who died on Monday following a cardiac arrest.
Producers and distributors, including Pahlaj Nihalani, Rattan Jain, Shyam Shroff, Kuku Kohli and others, paid their last respects to the maker of super-hit movies like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
He was cremated at the Juhu Crematorium on Monday evening. Fifty-seven-year old filmmaker is survived by a daughter and a son.
Sugandh suffered breathing problems early Monday morning and was rushed to the Life Criticare Hospital in Juhu, where he passed away a little before noon.
Actively associated with the industry for more than 25 years, Sugandh produced movies like Filhaal, Chachi 420 and Rangeela.
His company, Jhamu Sugandh Productions, also produced off-beat movies like Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Kaalpurush and Deepa Mehta's Earth.
He also produced Bombay, a love story between a Muslim girl and a Hindu boy weaved into the bloody communal Mumbai riots of 1992-93, and Black Friday, which dealt with the serial bomb blasts in the city.
Sugandh was also associated with Lagaan, which became India's official entry to the Oscars.
Other important productions he financed included Hum Kississe Kum Nahin, Khubsoorat, Hindustani and Daud.
He was also involved with the Kolkata film industry, and produced a few Bengali movies. He recently announced plans to produce at least half a dozen Bengali movies.