- Monday, March 10, 2025
Nandy died after a cardiac arrest at his home in south Mumbai and his last rites were performed in the evening
By: India Weekly
VETERAN journalist, poet and filmmaker Pritish Nandy passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday, sources close to him said.
Nandy (73) died after a cardiac arrest at his home in south Mumbai and his last rites were performed in the evening, they said.
He was the editor of the now-defunct magazine Illustrated Weekly of India in the 1980s.
Nandy was a former Rajya Sabha member of the Shiv Sena and also an animal rights advocate.
His company, Pritish Nandy Communications, made films like “Sur, “Kaante”, “Jhankaar Beats”, “Chameli”, “Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi”, and “Pyaar Ke Side Effects” and also produced the web series “Four More Shots Please!”
Nandy wrote around 40 books of poetry in English and translated poems from Bengali, Urdu, and Punjabi into English.
In a social media post, veteran actor and Nandy’s friend Anupam Kher paid glowing tributes to him.
“Deeply deeply saddened and shocked to know about the demise of one of my dearest and closest friends #PritishNandy! Amazing poet, writer, filmmaker and a brave and unique editor/journalist!” Kher wrote.
BBC journalist Soutik Biswas wrote in X: “Pritish Nandy didn’t just edit The Illustrated Weekly – he reinvented it. From stodgy relic to sharp, stylish, and provocative, he gave India a magazine that thought, looked, and felt alive. A masterclass in editorial alchemy.” (Agencies)
