Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who has fond memories of K. Balachander, says the veteran auteur’s death earlier this week was a “sad day” for Indian cinema, to which he contributed a lot.
“Mr. K. Balachander passed away on 23rd. A sad day for Indian cinema. His contribution to cinema has been immense…And what a humble man. One of my most memorable evenings in my entire 25 years was with Mr. Balachander.
“The generosity and warmth that he showed me will stay with me forever. My heartfelt condolences to the family,” Aamir posted on Twitter Thursday.
A Dadasaheb Phalke award winner, Balachander, breathed his last at a hospital in Chennai Tuesday. He was 84.
His cremation Wednesday was attended by superstar Rajinikanth, DMK chief M. Karunanidhi, actor-turned-politician Vijayakanth as well as actors such as Vijay, Vikram, Arjun, Sathyaraj, Sarath Kumar, Khushbu, Prakash Raj, Sripriya, Manorama, Srikanth, Sivakumar, Dhanush, Visu, Mohan, T. Rajendar.
Known for introducing stars such as Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Saritha and Prakash Raj, Balachander has over 150 films to his credit.
Some of his best films include “Aval Ora Thodar Kathai”, “Apoorva Raagangal”, “Avargal”, “Varumayin Niram Sigappu” and “47 Natkal”.
Aamir Khan
Seen three of his films- 2 I loved immensely- more of his films deserve a watch- I been told he made dozens of great films- I will try to watch more of your work Sir- in the meantime my deepest condolences to your family n to your well wishers…! RIP
Amir is such a great person… But this is too late
Nice to see even Bollywood actors paying tribute to the great film-maker
Sad news….RIP
70% people who are against pk did not watch pk till now
Amir rarely say anything good about others. now he know the best time to say anything good for publicity. Now i afraid he wouldn’t have seen any of Balachander’s films even he may not heard about him before,
@Amir Khan
Much Respect To U For Being A Real Human To Remember Such Legendary People & Feel Sad About Their Loss…