Writer-actor Shivkumar Subrahmanyam dies of cancer at 52

The theatre and film actor won two Filmfare awards, Best Screenplay for Parinda (1989) and Best Story for Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2006) with Sudhir Mishra and Ruchi Narain.

Mumbai - 11 Apr 2022 14:17 IST
Updated : 23:22 IST

Photo: Courtesy of Shivkumar Subrahmanyam on Facebook

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Writer-actor Shivkumar Subrahmanyam died of cancer last night in Mumbai. The 52-year-old theatre veteran, who was married to actress Divya Jagdale, was known for penning the screenplays of Parinda (1989) and Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2006) for which he won two Filmfare awards.

The cause of death of the artiste, who was last seen in the Netflix film Meenakshi Sundareshwar (2021), was revealed later in the day to be cancer. According to one of Shiv's theatre colleagues, the disease was discovered at a late stage, leaving him no chance of fighting back. Shiv’s son Jahaan died in February just before his 16th birthday.

Shiv, who also wrote the screenplays for 1942: A Love Story (1994), Arjun Pandit (1999) and Chameli (2003), also acted in films and on television.

He became popular for his role as industrialist IM Virani in the Colors television series Mukti Bandhan in 2011. He also appeared in the films Kaminey (2009), Stanley Ka Dabba (2011), That Girl In Yellow Boots (2011), 2 States (2014), Hichki (2018) and the Zee5 feature Nail Polish (2020).

His last rites were completed on Monday morning in Andheri.

The versatile artiste was mourned by the film industry, including his frequent collaborators.

Shiv Subramaniam co wrote Is Raat ki Subah Nahin ,Chameli n Hazaaron with me but much before that in 1984,when I was a writer n on Saeed Mirza’s Mohan Joshi Haazir Ho,Naseer ( NaseeruddinShah) brought this young Kid 2 d set n told me to teach him the ropes .The kid learnt fast .
— Sudhir Mishra (@IAmSudhirMishra) April 11, 2022

Shiv liked Shaw and I liked Brecht and we often got into pretty violent arguments about that.Most people thought that these guys are never going to talk to each other in their lives but that was the beauty and grace of those days . Raat gaee baat gaee. What a lovely ,gentle guy. https://t.co/6D9eDQjUOs
— Sudhir Mishra (@IAmSudhirMishra) April 11, 2022

Terrible news to wake up to. Shiv Subramaniam gone. Heartbreaking.
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) April 11, 2022

Extremely shocked and pained to know about the tragic demise of our dear friend, a great actor and a brilliant human being Shiv Subramaniam.
My heartfelt condolences to his wife Divya. May God give you enough energy to face this tragedy .
ॐ शान्ति !
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— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) April 11, 2022

Rest in Peace Shiv 🙏 pic.twitter.com/BGQoPPSj5y
— Gulshan Devaiah (@gulshandevaiah) April 11, 2022

Shiv was the gentlest of gods creations… a spectacular mind with great ideas, a sense of humour like no other. He was always there… he always always be there for his loved ones. Rest dear friend. #shivsubramaniam pic.twitter.com/FPAo3u49PH
— Suparn S Varma (@Suparn) April 11, 2022