Filmmaker Nishikant Kamat breathed his last on August 17, 2020. He was 50. Ajay Devgn, who worked with Nishikant for Drishyam, broke the news of the director's sad demise on Twitter. "My equation with Nishikant was not just about Drishyam, a film which he directed with Tabu and me. It was an association that I cherished. He was bright; ever-smiling. He has gone too soon. RIP Nishikant," tweeted Devgn.

Riteish Deshmukh, who made his Marathi acting debut with Nishikant Kamat's directorial Lai Bhaari, too mourned the demise of the 50-year-old filmmaker.