New Delhi: Acclaimed TV director Naresh Khanna has passed away on Monday following a heart attack.
Naresh, was the first director to cast a male actor (Rahill Azam) as a woman in daily soap 'Babul Ka Aangan Choote Na'.
According to the reports, the director suffered a heart attack while he was travelling on a train from Delhi to Mumbai. Passengers reached out to him immediately and he was taken to AIIMS hospital in Delhi, where he breathed his last.
When leading entertainment website buzzed actor Rahill Azam, he said, “He was one of the most passionate directors who I have worked with. I am shocked to hear about his death. May he be granted peace. It is a tragic loss for the industry for sure.”