Veteran Bollywood producer-director G P Sippy, who had become a household name with his 1975 blockbuster 'Sholay', died tonight after prolonged illness. Sippy, 93, who has been suffering from age-related ailments for the past few months, breathed his last at around 10 pm here, family sources said. A scion of a rich Sindhi family, Sippy's career got a flying start with the film 'Marine Drive' (1955). The same year he produced 'Adil-e-Jahangir' with the star-cast of Pradeep Kumar, Meena Kumari and Durga Khote.
The fifties and sixties was a time of hectic filmmaking for Sippy, when his banner produced memorable flicks like 'Shrimati 420', 'Chandrakanta', 'Light House', 'Bhai Behan' and 'Andaaz'. It stands to his credit that G P Sippy, besides producing, also directed all of these films.
Sippy had produced some of the biggest blockbusters, including 'Sholay', 'Seeta Aur Geeta', 'Shaan' and 'Sagar'.
May his soul rest in peace.
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QUOTE(maheshks @ Dec 26 2007, 02:00 AM) 
Veteran Bollywood producer-director G P Sippy, who had become a household name with his 1975 blockbuster 'Sholay', died tonight after prolonged illness. Sippy, 93, who has been suffering from age-related ailments for the past few months, breathed his last at around 10 pm here, family sources said. A scion of a rich Sindhi family, Sippy's career got a flying start with the film 'Marine Drive' (1955). The same year he produced 'Adil-e-Jahangir' with the star-cast of Pradeep Kumar, Meena Kumari and Durga Khote.
The fifties and sixties was a time of hectic filmmaking for Sippy, when his banner produced memorable flicks like 'Shrimati 420', 'Chandrakanta', 'Light House', 'Bhai Behan' and 'Andaaz'. It stands to his credit that G P Sippy, besides producing, also directed all of these films.
Sippy had produced some of the biggest blockbusters, including 'Sholay', 'Seeta Aur Geeta', 'Shaan' and 'Sagar'.
May his soul rest in peace.
very sad news to all . bhgwan apne chrno me place dee
om shanti om shanti
dhall
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