Veteran screenwriter Prayag Raj, who was popularly known for his writings in Amitabh Bachchan’s superhit movies Nasseb, Coolie, and Amar Akbar Anthony passed away at the age of 88 due to age-related illness at his residence in Bandra.
The last rites of the writer were held at Shivaji Park Crematorium in Dadar on Sunday morning, and several people from industry and other family members were present at the last rites.
Raj, who wrote the story for Bachchan’s “Naseeb”, “Suhaag” and “Coolie” and “Mard”, had over 100 movies to his credit as a writer and a few as a lyricist.
Amitabh Bachchan paid tribute to his frequent collaborator on his personal blog, he wrote “Last evening we lost another pillar of our great film industry.”
