Lekh Tandon no more | Rishi Kapoor to Shabana Azmi: B-Town mourns the death of veteran filmmaker
Veteran filmmaker and actor Lekh Tandon, who directed iconic films like Amrapali, died on Sunday at his residence in Mumbai. He was 88. Many B-town celebrities took to Twitter to pay tribute to the legendary filmmaker.
Celebs like Rishi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Ashutosh Gowariker, Shekhar Kapur and others paid homage to the visionary.
Rishi Kapoor tweeted, “RIP Lekh Tandon ji, Directed “Prince”, “Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Man Bahaye” etc…. was my fathers assistant.”
RIP Lekh Tandon ji, Directed “Prince”, “Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Man Bahaye” etc…. was my fathers assistant.
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) October 15, 2017
Actor Shabana Azmi wrote, “Sad that #LekhTandon passed away but wonderful that he did so with his boots on. He was working on his latest film with a newcomers zeal. RIP
Sad dat #LekhTandon passed away but wonderful dat he did so with his boots on.He was working on his latest film with a newcomers zeal . RIP
— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) October 15, 2017
I was lucky to do 2 beautiful films with #Lekh Tandon – Ek Baar Kaho and Doosri Dulhan a filmabout surrogacy way ahead of its time. Respect
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