Bollywood blockbuster producer dies

0 Comments | AFP, December, 2007

NEW DELHI (AFP) — Bollywood veteran G.P. Sippy, who produced Indian cinema's biggest blockbuster "Sholay" (Flames), has died in Mumbai at the age of 93, a report said Wednesday.

Sippy died Tuesday night from "age-related ailments," the Press Trust of India said.

He was best known for the legendary 1975 film, which was directed by his son Ramesh Sippy. It tells the story of a pair of petty criminals who go after a big-time bandit for the reward money.

Sippy came from a rich family and got his start in 1955, directing the film "Marine Drive," named after Mumbai's beachfront road.

He produced some 20 films and directed another five across an award-winning career that spanned four decades.

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