PM Modi takes to Twitter to mourn the demise of actor-director Neeraj Vora

Filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and actor Neeraj Vora died early morning on Thursday. He was 54. Neeraj Vora is reputed for his massive contribution to Bollywood's comedy genre - he is best known for writing and directing the ‘Hera Pheri’ movies, starring Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, and Suniel Shetty.


Akshay was one of the first celebrities to have mourned the filmmaker's death on Twitter: "One of the main reasons behind my foray into comedy, saddened to hear about the demise of Neeraj Vora a multi-talented man, writer, director, actor...a mini industry by himself, learnt so much from him. RIP," wrote the Hera Pheri actor.




Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi is saddened by the demise of the actor-filmmaker took to Twitter and wrote, "Saddened by the demise of Neeraj Vora. An energetic and creative personality, he will be remembered for his films and warm nature. My thoughts are with his family and admirers in the sad hour."




Neeraj Vora has also directed movies like ‘Khiladi 420’ and ‘Familywala’ while script-writing credits for ‘Golmaal’ and ‘Daud’ goes to him. Neeraj Vora has also acted in a number of films including ‘Khatta Meetha’, ‘Pukar’, ‘Mast’, ‘Hello Brother’ and ‘Rangeela’.


His last film as an actor was Anil Kapoor-starrer "Welcome Back" in 2015.