Updated On: 29 May, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Ryan Stephen, a former journalist, who formed the banner Electric Apples Entertainment with screenwriter-lyricist Niranjan Iyenger, passed away in Goa, a source close to the producer said.

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Ryan Stephen, the producer of Kiara Advani-starrer movie 'Indoo Ki Jawani', died on Saturday due to complications from Covid-19. He was 50. Stephen, a former journalist, who formed the banner Electric Apples Entertainment with screenwriter-lyricist Niranjan Iyenger, passed away in Goa, a source close to the producer said. "He died due to Covid-19 in Goa today morning. He was so talented. It is most unfortunate that we have lost him," the source told PTI.
Besides 'Indoo Ki Jawani', Stephen had also produced short film 'Devi', featuring Kajol, Neha Dhupia and Shruti Haasan. He is survived by his mother and sisters. A number of Bollywood celebrities, including Kiara Advani, Varun Dhawan and Farhan Akhtar, took to social media to mourn Stephen's demise. Kiara Advani put up a picture of the film producer on her Instagram Stories and wrote, "Our dearest Ryan gone too soon."