INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Thursday, reported news agency PTI adding that the writer was battling cancer for some time now
Actress Neena Gupta, who directed Pal Chhin and Saans (she also played the protagonist in the show), visited her colleague a few days ago
She shared a picture of Mr Katyal from the hospice and said that he was a "beautiful human being." She also added: "Inspite of seeing so
many movies and listening to wise words that don't give everything away to anyone before you die we do the same mistakes and then
of the most successful television series in the Nineties
It is arguably one of the strongest television projects on Neena Gupta's resume.Meanwhile, Anusha Srinivasan Iyer, an associate of Brij
Katyal told news agency PTI: "He was suffering from rectal cancer and was admitted to Shanti Avedana Ashram, where he died in the afternoon
He was around 85-86 years old
I had learnt the art of writing from him
It's a great loss."Brij Katyal has written screenplay for films such as Saat Samundar Paar, Yeh Raat Phir Na Aaygi, Parivar and Anokha
He also directed two films Premika and Pasand Apni Apni.
