Sanjay Gadhvi ‘Dhoom’ director breathes his last of heart-attack at 56

Sanjay Gadhvi ‘Dhoom’ director breathes his last of heart-attack at 56

Sanjay Gadhvi who had directed ‘Dhoom’ passed away on Sunday morning at his residence. This was confirmed by his elder daughter Sanjina.

Gadhvi, who was to celebrate his 57th birthday, was best recognised for helming two blockbuster hits in the Yash Raj Films’ (YRF) ‘Dhoom’ franchise ‘Dhoom’ and ‘Dhoom 2’.

As per Gadhvi’s daughter, Sanjina, he was “perfectly healthy” and breathed his last at 9.30 am this morning.

Notedly, Kunal Kohli, director of ‘Hum Tum’ and ‘Fanaa’, was one of the first film personalities to condole Gadhvi’s demise on social media.

Gadhvi made his directorial debut in 2000 with ‘Tere Liye’, which he followed up with 2002’s ‘Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai’, his first project with YRF.

He gained recognition with his third directorial, the stylish action thriller ‘Dhoom’, which made motor biking a rage among Indian youth in the early 2000s.

The 2002 film followed the story of a cat and mouse game between a gang of motorbike robbers, led by John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan, a Mumbai cop who teams up with Uday Chopra a motorbike dealer to stop them. It also featured Esha Deol and Rimi Sen. The success of ‘Dhoom’ spawned a film franchise.

Gadhvi also directed its superhit sequel ‘Dhoom 2’ in 2006 which Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Bipasha Basu.

The third ‘Dhoom’ film was, however, directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya. The 2013 movie featured Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Aamir Khan, and Katrina Kaif.

Gadhvi’s film credits include ‘Kidnap’ ‘Ajab Gazabb Love’ and ‘Operation Parindey’, his last directorial which was released in 2020.

Besides Sanjini, Gadhvi is survived by his wife and another daughter.

News Edit K.V.Raman