Bollywood Producer Anil Suri Losses Battle To Covid-19, His Brother Reveals Top Hospitals Denied Him A Bed

Bollywood producer Anil Suri, who had backed films like Raaj Kumar-Rekha starrer "Karmayogi" and "Raaj Tilak", passed away due to coronavirus on Thursday. He was 77.

Anil's brother, film producer Rajiv Suri, said he had fever on June 2 but his condition worsened the next day with breathlessness.

"He was rushed to the top hospitals, Lilavati and Hinduja, but both denied him a bed," Rajiv claimed.

"He was then taken to Advanced Multi-specialty Hospital on Wednesday night. He had COVID-19. On Thursday evening, they said something is amiss and he was put on ventilator. He died around 7:00 pm," Rajiv told PTI.

Last rites of Anil were held on Friday morning at Oshiwara cremation ground with four close family members attending it wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Besides Rajiv, Anil is survived by two children and wife.

Only last week Bollywood lost singer Wajid Khan who was tested positive for covid-19 but died due to a cardiac arrest. Celebrities like Raghu Ram, Varun Dhawan and Kunal Kohli have also lost friends and family to the pandemic while singer Kanika Kapoor, Gaurav Kapoor and Kiran Kumar have successfully recovered from the deadly diease.