Filmmaker and writer Pritish Nandy passes away aged 73

Filmmaker and writer Pritish Nandy passed away at the age of 73 on Wednesday. Nandy, who was also a journalist and humanitarian, hosted a talk show on Doordarshan in the 1990s called The Pritish Nandy Show where he interviewed celebrities. Anupam Kher condoled his demise and wrote, "He was my support system...in my initial days in Mumbai."