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Deewaar art director Marutirao Kale dies of Covid-19 complications
Veteran art director Marutirao Kale passed away at the age of 92 due to Covid-19 complications. He breathed his last in Mumbai on May 26. In his four-decade-long career in Bollywood Marutirao designed sets for more than 100 iconic Hindi films.Â
His daughter Meena Kapadia confirmed the news to Indian Express and said, âMy father had tested positive for Covid-19 on May 7, we had admitted to Holy Family Hospital in Bandra, but he passed away in the night of May 26.â
Before getting into art direction, Marutirao worked as a carpenter on film sets including Mughal-e-Azam (1960). He was picked up by the London Film Production Ltd as an assistant art director in 1983. Later, he started working as an independent art director. He designed sets for more than 100 Hindi films.
Deewar , Kabhi Kabhie art director Marutirao Kale dies due to COVID-19 complications
Veteran art director Marutirao Kale, best known for his work on legendary actor Meena Kumari s Pakeezah and megastar Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Deewar , has died of COVID-19 complications. He was 92. Deewar , Kabhi Kabhie art director Marutirao Kale dies at 92 due to COVID-19 complications
Veteran art director Marutirao Kale, best known for his work on legendary actor Meena Kumari s Pakeezah and megastar Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Deewar , has died of COVID-19 complications. He was 92.
Kale had tested positive for novel coronavirus earlier this month following which he was admitted to Holy Family Multispeciality Hospital here in Bandra.