Nagina director passes away

Veteran director Harmesh Malhotra, who helmed films like Nagina and Nigahen, passed away in Mumbai [ Images ] on Tuesday.

The 66-year-old director died of a cardiac arrest, family sources said.

Malhotra, whose roots are from the Khusab region in Pakistan, migrated to Agra [ Images ] after the Partition and, after his graduation, came to Mumbai to make a career in films.

His first movie was Beti, starring Sanjay Khan [ Images ] and Nanda, in 1969. He launched his own production house, HM Productions, in 1972.

Malhotra is best remembered for Nagina (1986), starring Rishi Kapoor [ Images ], Sridevi [ Images ] and Amrish Puri. He also made a sequel to it, called Nigahen, in 1989. One of his other popular films is Dulhe Raja (1998), starring Govinda [ Images ].

He is survived by his wife Manju and their two daughters, Kajal Banerjee and Payal Malhotra.