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Kuku Kohli, director who launched Ajay Devgn, dies at 77
Filmmaker Kuku Kohli, who directed Ajay Devgn's debut film Phool Aur Kaante, died at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai on August 25. He was 77. Friend and filmmaker Ashoke Pandit told Hindustan Times that Kohli suffered a massive heart attack and had no prior illness. NDTV reports he was admitted two days earlier after a heart attack, received a stent, but collapsed and was declared dead around 5 PM. His last rites will be held at 11 AM on August 26 at Oshiwara Crematorium.
Kohli is survived by his wife, actress Aruna Irani, and two daughters, Pooja and Karishma, from his first marriage to Rita Kohli. He served as general secretary of the Indian Film and Television Directors' Association. His 1991 debut Phool Aur Kaante was a commercial success. He later directed Suhaag, Haqeeqat, Zulmi, Anari No. 1, Yeh Dil Aashiqanaa, and his final film Woh Tera Naam Tha in 2004.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All three outlets report Kohli's death as a straight obituary with no political or ideological slant. Hindustan Times and NDTV attribute the cause to a heart attack, while Bollywood Hungama uses the vaguer 'heart related ailments'. NDTV adds the most detail on the hospital timeline and funeral arrangements. The coverage is uniform factual reporting with no divergence in framing.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): hindustantimes.com (neutral report), ndtv.com (neutral report), bollywoodhungama.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
