This is a big loss. May God his soul rest in piece. He will be remembered for a long time. I think his work style will influence others and we will see more quality financiers/producers.
Pravinder. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jhamu Sughand produced/financed many ARR projects including Bombay (Hindi), Rangeela, Daud, Lagaan, Fire (Hindi), 1947-Earth and more recently Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Dream merchant Jhamu Sughand passes away > Font Size - -A +A > Sudipto ShomePosted online: Tuesday , May 27, 2008 at 02:32:25 > Updated: Tuesday , May 27, 2008 at 02:32:25 > Print Email To Editor Post Comments > > Mumbai, May 26 This film-buff from Deolali backed some major Bollywood projects > Jhamu Sughand, whose name has been associated with some > of the most successful and talked-about Bollywood films of the last > decade and more, died here on Monday. The > producer-financier-distributor, who was in his late fifties, succumbed > to a massive cardiac arrest at Juhuâs Criticare Multi-speciality > Hospital and Research Centre around 11 am. > Sughand, who had suffered two heart attacks > earlier, was admitted to the hospital at 2 am on Monday in a critical > state. âHe had suffered a cardiac arrest at home, following which he > was brought here,â said Dr Tushar Shah, who has been treating Sughand > since 1993. His family members could not be reached despite repeated > attempts. > Sughand, who worked for the familyâs cloth trading > business in his hometown Deolali, Maharashtra, before moving to Mumbai > in 1979, was famous for his uncanny sense to back the right project. > This film-buff entered film distribution in 1988, after running a > printing press specialising in film merchandise for years. Over the > next six years, he distributed over 100 films across the country. But > itâs with Mani Ratnamâs Bombay, which he produced, that he got > recognition. Other major films, like Rangeela, Earth, Hum Dil De Chuke > Sanam, Aks, Chaachi 420, Lagaan and Filhaal followed making him a major > name in film production and financing. > The artistic freedom he gave to directors made him > a favourite with the likes of Buddhadev Dasguptaâ"who did Swapner Din > (2004) and Kaalpurush (2005) films with Sughand. Incidentally, both the > films fetched National Awardâ"Dasgupta received the best director trophy > for Swapner Din and Kaalpurush bagged the best feature film award. âAs > a producer, he was one of the best with whom I have worked. Later, he > was probably entangled in some problems which delayed the release of > the films,â said Dasgupta. > Sriram Raghavan, who directed Johnny Gaddaar, too > has fond memories of working with Sughand. âThough I had cast a > newcomer like Neil Nitin Mukesh, he never interfered in it. The film > was initially funded by Sughand, before Adlabs Films took over. Sughand > was very gracious about the transition,â recounted Raghavan, adding, > âItâs a big loss for the industry. Look at the kind of films he had > supported.â > According to Ram Mirchandani, producer, UTV Motion > Pictures, people would remember Sughand for being part and parcel of > big and successful projects such as Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam > (co-producer). âHe was the presenter of Lagaan, which we distributed in > the Mumbai and Delhi territories,â Mirchandani said. Sughand had plans of producing many other films, > including Abbas Tyrewalaâs Jane Tu Ya Jane Na and some more Bengali > films. But that didnât happen. âHis ill health kept him away from his > old associates for the last couple of years,â said Shyam Shroff, > director of Shringar Films Ltd and a former business associate, who > attended Sughandâs last rites in Vile Parle.F >
