• By Aalok Sensharma
  • Mon, 17 Aug 2020 05:34 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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New Delhi | Jagran Entertainment Desk: Famous Bollywood filmmaker Nishikant Kamat, who was diagnosed with Chronic Liver Disease, passed away at the age of 50 on Monday. The news of his death was confirmed by the AIG Hospital in Hyderabad which said that the filmmaker, who was suffering from Liver Cirrhosis for the past two years, passed away on Monday at 16.24 hours.

Nishikant was admitted to the AIG Hospital in Hyderabad on July 31 after he was diagnosed with Chronic Liver Disease and other secondary infections. His health had deteriorated over the last few days and he was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital for continuous monitoring.

A lot of confusion was caused over the demise of Nishikant. Earlier in the day, Nishikant’s friend and filmmaker Zaveri had tweeted that the veteran director has passed away. Zaveri, however, deleted his tweet later and issued a clarification, saying he has spoken with Nishikant's family members, adding that the filmmaker is still alive.

"Just spoke to someone who is with Nishikant in the hospital right now. He hasn’t passed away yet. Yes he is v critical and fighting life and death. But he is still alive," he tweeted.

Following Zaveri, actor Riteish Deshmukh also dismissed the reports that Nishikant has passed away in Hyderabad. In a tweet, Riteish said that the 50-year-old filmmaker is "still alive and is on ventilator support", urging fans to pray for his speedy recovery.

"Nishikant kamat is on ventilator support. He is still alive and fighting. Let's pray for him," tweeted Riteish Deshmukh. "Requesting all the respected Media Houses who reported on Nishikant Kamat to put out a clarification please," he said in another tweet.

Later in the day, Riteish tweeted that Nishikant passed away on Monday evening, saying “he will miss him a lot”.

Nishikant was a famous Marathi filmmaker and had directed several Bollywood films, including Ajay Devgn and Tabu starrer Drishyam. The 50-year-old filmmaker had also worked with John Abraham, Irrfan Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Harshvardhan Kapoor and has given several hits like Lai Bhaari, Fugay and Madaari.