Industry colleagues mourn 'Lagaan' art director Nitin Desai's demise
Mumbai, Aug 2 (PTI) Film personalities, including Hema Malini, Manoj Bajpayee, Siddhartha Basu, and Neil Nitin Mukesh, on Wednesday condoled the demise of celebrated art director Nitin Desai, remembering him as a "genius" and "a warm human being".
Desai, known for designing sets of popular big-budget titles such as Ashutosh Gowariker's "Lagaan" and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam", was found hanging at his studio in the Karjat area of Raigad, about 50 km from Mumbai, said a senior police official. Desai was 57.
Actor-politician Hema Malini said Desai's death was a "terrible loss" to the film industry.
