Actor, writer, director, Neeraj Vora passes away at a Mumbai hospital!
Today, early morning, actor, writer, director, Neeraj Vora, took his last breath in Criticare hospital in Mumbai.
Bollywood filmmaker, writer and famous actor, Neeraj Vora, passed away this morning. Vora was in coma after suffering a massive heart attack and a brain stroke in October 2016 and took his last breath at 4 am in Criticare Hospital, Mumbai. Vora was 54-year-old and worked in the industry for around twenty years. Apart from acting, he had penned down many movies. He even helmed many successful films; ‘Phir Hera Pheri’ and ‘Khiladi 420’ are considered his best work. Vora was on the ventilator for the last four days and multi-organ failure led to his death. His last rights will be held today at 3 PM at the Santa Cruz west cremation ground. Actor Paresh Rawal, who is a close friend to Vora, announced the news on Twitter, his tweet read, "Neeraj Vora - The writer n director of Phir Hera Pheri n many hit films is no more ...Aum Shanti.”
According to a Mumbai Mirror report in April, “A room in filmmaker Firoz Nadiadwala’s Juhu home, Barkat Villa, has been converted into a fully-functional Intensive Care Unit (ICU). On the walls are throwback stills from ‘Rangeela’, ‘Viraasat’, ‘Hera Pheri’, ‘Phir Hera Pheri’, ‘Gomaal’, ‘Daud’ and ‘Khiladi 420’ and in a corner, a stack of DVDs with a flat-screen TV plays him blockbusters from down the years round-the-clock. This room has been home to writer-director-actor Neeraj Vora since March 11, with a 24-hour nurse, ward boy and cook. A physiotherapist, neurosurgeon, acupuncture therapist and general physician pay him weekly visits.”
Born to a Gujarati family in Bhuj, Vora passed away after struggling for a prolonged period. R.I.P Neeraj Vora and condolences to his family.