Kulmeet Makkar, CEO of the Producers Guild of India, passed away on Friday. He was 60. As shared by producer and IFTDA president Ashoke Pandit, Kulmeet was in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh and suffered a heart attack. 

Ashoke tweeted,

The Producers Guild of India issued a statement: “Today we lost our pillar of strength, Kulmeet is irreplaceable. His passion, integrity, resourcefulness and commitment were only matched by his deep empathy and unique ability to find a way through the toughest situations.” 

Filmmaker-producer Karan Johar tweeted,

Subhash Ghai wrote,