RIP! Bollywood Producer Anil Suri dies of Coronavirus, brother reveals he was denied bed in hospital

Bollywood filmmaker Anil Suri, who produced Raaj Kumar, Jeetendra and Rekha starrer ‘Karmayogi’ and Dharmendra, Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar, Hema Malini, Reena Roy and Kamal Haasan’s ‘Raaj Tilak’, passed away due to coronavirus. He was 77.

Anil’s brother, film producer Rajiv Suri, said he had fever on June 2 but his condition worsened the next day with breathlessness.

“He was rushed to the top hospitals, Lilavati and Hinduja, but both denied him a bed,” Rajiv claimed. “He was then taken to Advanced Multispeciality Hospital on Wednesday night. He had COVID-19. On Thursday evening, they said something is amiss and he was put on ventilator. He died around 7:00 pm,” Rajiv told PTI.

Producer Anil Suri dies of Coronavirus

The last rites of Anil were heald on Friday morning at the Oshiwara cremation ground in the presence of the four family members. They were all made to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Besides Rajiv Suri, Anil is survived by two children and wife.

May his soul rest in peace!