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Sayani Gupta, who worked in Pritish Nandy’s Amazon Prime original Four More Shots Please!, called him “The youngest guy” on the set. Sharing fun-filled pictures from the set, Sayani wrote, “The youngest guy in the room, the most articulate and brilliant. Always smiling, always warm and with that glint in his eyes. He loved a good conversation. He loved Bong women. And I knew he loved me. He would always express his love & never shied away from appreciating the people around him. There are very few people who are this magnetic.”
“An absolute stalwart. A true visionary. A rock star feminist who has created some of the most iconic women characters for cinema,” Sayani added.
She signed off the post with these words, “I thought of him a lot when his very close friend Mr. Ratan Tata passed away recently. How he must be holding up. Cannot believe he left us so soon.The head of our family just left us. Hasn’t sunk in.I am grateful for his grace, wisdom & the moments spent under his light. A deep deep loss.”
The Sky Is Pink director Shonali Bose also remembered him. “Pritish da – I am utterly shocked and heartbroken that you left so suddenly. We were just to meet for the release of our Ziddi Girls. You were the BEST producer – so warm and supportive. I had to just pick up the phone on you and you gave me what I needed.”
“One of the most thrilling moments in my life was when you called after watching the Raatrani edit and you said – it’s “Ashadhoron”. (Outstanding). I will miss you dearly. You have left an IMMENSE legacy. I’m so grateful for my time with you and the work we did together – Modern Love Mumbai and Ziddi Girls. Gone too soon,” she wrote.
Pritish Nandy wore many hats. He wrote around 40 books of poetry in English and translated poems from Bengali, Urdu, and Punjabi into English.
Films like Sur, Kaante, Jhankaar Beats, Chameli, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, and Pyaar Ke Side Effects were made by his company, Pritish Nandy Communications.