After a prolonged illness, the 83-years-old filmmaker Shakti Samanta passed away at his residence in Mumbai on Thursday.
His son, Asim Samanta, also a film producer, was by his side.
He said, “My father suffered a stroke about two months ago and was recovering from it. On Thursday evening, while he was undergoing physiotherapy, he suffered a cardiac arrest. He left us at 6 pm.”
Samanta’s funeral would be held at the Santa Cruz crematorium at 11 am on Friday.
