Johnny Bakshi

Johnny Bakshi was an Indian Director. Other than being a Director, he was also known as an Actor. He was known for his contribution to the Indian film industry, predominately as a producer. In Bollywood, he has produced different movies like ‘ Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain It is clear from the name that this would be an in >> Read More... ’ in the year 1974, ‘Vishwasghaat’, which was released in the year 1977, ‘ Raavan Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ in 1984, ‘Bhairavi’ in the year 1996, Himesh Reshammiya Intro: Himesh Reshammiya got his stardom after win >> Read More... starrer ‘ Kajraare Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ in the year 2010 and ‘Meraa Dost Meraa Dushman’ in the year 1984. As a director, he released the movie ‘Khudai’ in 1994 starring Rajesh Khanna Born as Jatin Khanna on 29th December 1942, the ch >> Read More... , and the film ‘Raavan’ in 1984.

In early September 2020, Johnny Bakshi was admitted to Juhu’s Arogya Nidhi Hospital in Mumbai after he suffered from shortness of breath. Here, he was diagnosed with pneumonia and tested positive for COVID-19. On September 5, he suffered a heart attack and died at the age of 88. He passed between 1:30 to 2:20 am. His final rites were held at a Mumbai crematorium surrounded by his family members. Many legendary actors shared their grieves and paid tributes on social media. Johnny Bakshi is alive in this profession, and the legacy is carried by his son, actor Brando Bakshi.

He was one of the most unique, full-throated laughs, which was his signal greeting. He was a rare personality who was loved by everyone who came in contact with him. He was born in a family of landowners in the North West Frontiers Province (now in Pakistan) in 1932. He spent his early years in Orissa, finally landing up a job in Kolkata. He was always good in sports, and played football and Hockey for Mohan Bagan, and got a job on Railways based on his boxing capabilities.

He landed in Bombay in the 1960s and drifted into Filmalaya. He did odd jobs in production and got to know the directors and the producers. He even acted in a couple of films. He acted in a famous film of Chetan Anand’s ‘ Haqeeqat Haqeeqat was a drama-documentary series of on tele >> Read More... ’. Bakshi symbolizes the triumph of the outsider in Bollywood and also all its goodness. Johnny was a fitness enthusiast and a lover of sports and cinema and had settled into a semi-retired life in the last decade.