‘Paan Singh Tomar’ writer Sanjay Chouhan dies after suffering from liver cirrhosis, last rites held

Screenwriter Sanjay Chouhan passed away on Thursday morning after suffering from liver cirrhosis. His friend, filmmaker Avinas Das took to Facebook to write a tribute post for him, and remembered how the writer was like a mentor to him and many others in the industry.

In his post for Chouhan, he remembered the late writer’s sense of humour and expressed sadness at the news of his demise. He also mentioned that Chouhan was not well for the last two weeks.

Sanjay Chouhan had written films such as ‘Paan Singh Tomar’ and ‘I Am Kalam’. He had also co-written the ‘Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster’ films with filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia.

Chouhan was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai about 10 days ago due to internal bleeding and loss of consciousness. Chouhan’s funeral was held on January 13 at Oshiwara crematorium in Mumbai.

He is survived by his wife Sarita and daughter.

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