Satish Shah told IANS: "I got a call from his wife. She said it was a massive heart atrack. He passed away last night. He was hale and hearty and he had taken his family to Dubai for holidays. All I can say is I have lost a great friend."

Farooque Shaikh, Sharat Saxena, Tinnu Anand and Satish Shah during the shoot of a film early this year