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Producers Guild CEO Kulmeet Makkar dies of heart attack

With the news of both Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor passing away hitting the industry hard, some more sad news has emerged after the sudden passing away of Kulmeet Makka, CEO of Film and Television Producers Guild. It is said that he collapsed and died of a cardiac arrest.

According to SpoteboyE, Makkar had been staying in Dharamshala during the lockdown period. His friend Manish Goswami, Vice President of the Guild was reported expressing, “I can’t believe it. We just spoke last evening at 5 pm. He went for his usual morning walk today, came back and collapsed. And he was gone.”

“He was my friend, my guide, the backbone of the guild. My association with him is since 12-14 years. Past 6 weeks, he is in Dharamshala but he has been constantly working from there. We were constantly holding webinars with studios and multiplexes together,” he added.

Makkar had been appointed the CEO position at the Guild since 2010, and received much acclaim and respect for his work