Mumbai: Hrithik Roshan’s maternal grandfather and filmmaker J Om Prakash has passed away at the age of 92. It is a difficult time for Hrithik and his family as they have lost their close one.
Trade source Akshaye Rathi shared this news of his unfortunate demise and tweeted, “Veteran filmmaker #JOmPrakash ji has passed away this morning. May God bless his soul & give his family the strength to cope with the loss. Condolences to @RakeshRoshan_Nji @iHrithik & everyone the family.”
#MySuperTeacher – My Nana who I lovingly call Deda, for the lessons he has taught me at every stage of my life, which I share with my kids now. And Dr Oza, my speech therapist as a child, who taught me to accept my weakness and helped me overcome my fear of stammer. pic.twitter.com/TCw1qW3Bg0
— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) July 5, 2019
Veteran film maker #JOmPrakash ji has passed away this morning. May God bless his soul & give his family the strength to cope with the loss. Condolences to @RakeshRoshan_N ji @iHrithik & everyone the family.
— Akkshay Rathie / अक्षय राठी 🇮🇳 (@akshayerathi) August 7, 2019
Hrithik Roshan was extremely close to his nana and he would often share things about him in his interviews. Also recently during the promotions of Super 30, HR had revealed that his nana is his super teacher. “#MySuperTeacher – My Nana who I lovingly call Deda, for the lessons he has taught me at every stage of my life, which I share with my kids now. And Dr Oza, my speech therapist as a child, who taught me to accept my weakness and helped me overcome my fear of stammer,” he had tweeted.
Arpan, Bhagwan Dada, Apnapan, Aap Ki Kasam, Aasha, Aas Paas, Aap Ke Saath, Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh, Agnee, Aadmi aur Apsara among others are the films he directed. At the same time, the veteran filmmaker also bankrolled movies like Aandhi, Aaye Din Bahar Ke, Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke to name a few.