Earlier in the day, there was confusion and wrong reportage on his death, when the director was actually on ventilator support in a hospital in Hyderabad. The director was battling liver disease and had seen a relapse of the condition. He was reportedly battling jaundice too. At that time it was Riteish Deshmukh, fellow Maharashtrian and friend, who pointed out that his Kamat was still battling for his life and wasn’t dead as claimed by reports. He urged journalists to correct the news promptly. But in the afternoon, Deshmukh was one of the first ones to tweet about his death. “I will miss you my friend. #NishikantKamat rest in peace,” tweeted Deshmukh along with a picture of the two embracing.
IANS