Reminiscing the days spent together with filmmaker Ravi Chopra, who passed away on Wednesday, Bollywood screen icon Amitabh Bachchan said he is "filled with grief and sorrow" on his "dear friend's" death.
"Ravi Chopra, my dear friend and director and producer passed away suddenly today (Wednesday), my son called to give me the news," Big B wrote on his official blog. (Also Read: Bollywood on Ravi Chopra's Death)
The veteran filmmaker, who was hospitalised in Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai, passed away at around 3:30 pm on November 12 . The 68-year-old director-producer had been reportedly suffering from a severe lung ailment since the last few years.
On TV, he directed epic dramas like Mahabharat and Ramayan. (In pics: Bollywood Pays Last Respects to Ravi Chopra)
"What does one write on such occasions, silence is the best condolence," an emotional Big B wrote.
He also tweeted:
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