Renowned cinematographer of Hindi and Marathi films, Rajan Kothari is no more. he passed away at his Mumbai residence today evening around 8.30 pm. He was 60. He is survived by his mother, wife and two children. A FTII Graduate, Rajan kothari had done cinematography of some well known projects like ‘Ghayal’, ‘Zubeida’, ‘Page 3′, ‘Godmother’, ‘Ek Krantiveer- Vasudev Balwant Phadke’, ‘Welcome to Sajjanpur’, ‘Rustomjee’, ‘Samar’ and the recent marathi film ‘Tukaram’. He was busy with his ongoing project. Speaking about him, his student and cinematographer Nikhil Idurkar said that he was a gem of a person.” I had the privilege to learn so many technacalities about cinematography from him at Whistling Woods’, where he was my teacher,” said Nikhil.

His funeral is likely to take place day after tomorrow, as the family is waiting for the arrival of close relatives. Marathi Movie World pays sincere tributes to his departed soul.