Renowned Bollywood actor-director Neeraj Vora, who was suffering from a prolonged illness, passed away at the age of 54 on Thursday morning.
The ‘Bol Bachchan’ actor was reportedly in coma from past 13 months after suffering from a cardiac arrest and brain stroke. He reportedly breathed his last at 4 am at Criti Care hospital in Andheri, Mumbai. Neeraj’s wife died a few years ago, while he has no children.
Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit revealed the news on Twitter saying, “Writer, director, actor, producer Neeraj Vora was on ventilator from last four days and expired due to multi organ failure. The cremation will be held today at 3 pm at the Santa Cruz West.”
His death was condoled by many Bollywood celebrities and Indian PM Narendra Modi.
One of the main reasons behind my foray into comedy, saddened to hear about the demise of #NeerajVora a multi-talented man, writer, director, actor...a mini industry by himself, learnt so much from him. RIP
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) December 14, 2017
Neeraj Vora - The writer n director of Phir Hera Pheri n many hit films is no more ...Aum Shanti .
— Paresh Rawal (@SirPareshRawal) December 14, 2017
Shocked & saddened to hear of the demise of #Neerajvora ji! Had cast me for Golmaal 1 & directed me in the unreleased Run Bhola Run! RIP sir
— Tusshar (@TusshKapoor) December 14, 2017
Memories of shooting with #NeerajVora for my movie Shortkut come back!
He kept us so cheerful on the set!
May God keep him happy in the Higher world 🙏 pic.twitter.com/piCIGAsvOE— AMRITA RAO (@AmritaRao) December 14, 2017
He made me laugh so much, on screen & off screen. Wrote & made clean, hilarious family entertainers. God bless his soul. RIP Neeraj Vora. pic.twitter.com/cfmROVgrue
— Arshad Warsi (@ArshadWarsi) December 14, 2017
Actor was mostly known for his comedy roles in films like ‘Bol Bachchan’, ‘Rangeela’, ‘Baadshah’, ‘Chachi 420’, ‘Welcome Back’ and many more.