Veteran Bollywood actor and screenwriter Shiv Subrahmanyam passed away on Sunday night. The cause of death is not known at the moment. He is known for writing the screenplay for the 1989 film ‘Parinda’ and Sudhir Mishra’s ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’.
The actor also was noted for his character in ‘2 States’, where he played the role as Alia Bhatt’s father.
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta shared a statement on social media and gave out details of his funeral which will take place on Monday morning.
Taking to Twitter, Mehta wrote, “With profound and heartfelt grief, we wish to inform you of the passing of one of the most dignified and noble souls to inhabit human form – our dearest Shiv Subrahmanyam. Incredibly talented, he was much loved and revered personally as well as professionally. We extend our heartfelt condolences his wife Divya, mum, dad, Rohan, Rinki and family; Bhanu chitti and all of Shiv’s family; and his huge legion of friends and fans.”
Shiv Subrahmanyam was a part of several Hindi films and web series, including ‘Meenakshi Sundareshwar’, ‘Nail Polish’, ‘2 States’, ‘Hichki, ‘Rocky Handsome’, ‘Stanley Ka Dabba’ and more.