Pritish Nandy, a noted journalist, poet and filmmaker, has passed away at the age of 73. The news was shared his close friend and actor Anupam Kher on social media. Kher penned a long note talking about his decades old association with Nandy. 

Anupam Kher took to social media on Wednesday night to share the news of Pritish Nandy's demise. Sharing a recent pic of the filmmaker and one from his youth, Kher wrote, "Deeply deeply saddened and shocked to know about the demise of one of my dearest and closest friends #PritishNandy! Amazing poet, writer, filmmaker and a brave and unique editor/journalist! He was my support system and a great source of strength in my initial days in Mumbai. We shared lots of things in common. He was also one of the most fearless people I had come across. Always Larger than life. I learnt so many things from him. Off-late we didn’t meet much. But there was a time when we were inseparable! I will never forget when he surprised me by putting me on the cover of Filmfare and more importantly #TheIllustratedWeelky. He was the true definition of यारों का यार! I will miss you and our times together my friend. Rest well #HeartBroken".