Bollywood mourns the death of cinematographer Johny Lal from COVID-19
Actors took to social media to mourn the death of veteran cinematographer Johny Lal
Bollywood talents took to social media to mourn the death of veteran cinematographer Johny Lal. He died in Mumbai earlier this week after his battle with COVID-19.
R. Madhavan, who worked with the cinematographer in ‘Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein’, tweeted: “The Saga of tragedies continues and we lost a wonderful man-The DOP of RHTDM. RIP Johny Lal sir. Your gentleness, kindness and brilliance will be so missed. You so beautifully managed to bring out our souls in RHTDM & now yours makes its way to the heavens. Heartbroken and aghast.”
Actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik wrote: “Oh God !! Shocked to hear about demise of Johny Lal an ace cinematographer, great, simple human being . Will miss u Johny Maa .Heartfelt condolences to the family & May his pure soul RIP ... Om Shanti #KabirLal#Amirlal.”
Actor Rahul Dev said he was shocked to learn about Lal’s death.
“Gosh! Absolutely shocked to learn about the demise of Johny Lal Ji! An ace cinematographer, a kind and simple soul, we shot in Chennai in 2019. My heartfelt condolences to his entire family in their time of test ... Om Shanti #JohnyLal,” tweeted Dev.
Recalling his experience of working with Lal in his debut film ‘Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai’, Tusshar Kapoor wrote: “RIP Johnny sir! Thank you for making #mujhekucchkehnahai look like the way it did, fresh even today! Thank you for making my rawness and imperfection, look natural and youthful, during the filming of my 1st film! #prayers #kindsoul #gorgeouscinematography.”