'Jagga Jasoos' and 'Ludo' editor Ajay Sharma passes away due to Covid-19

Film editor Ajay Sharma known for his work on films like Ludo and Jagga Jasoos passed away on Wednesday May 5 due to Covid19 complications at a government hospital in New Delhi sources said He was in his late 30sHe was diagnosed with Covid19 and was in the ICU for the last two weeks He breathed his last between 12 am today at Rajeev Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital New Delhi a source close to Sharma told PTIHe is survived by his wife and a fouryearold son After working as an associate editor on features like Barfi Kai Po Che and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Sharma worked as an editor on the Irrfan Khanstarrer Karwaan Ludo and 2020s Amazon Prime Video series Bandish BanditsHe made his directorial debut with the short film Jolly 1995 which is streaming on Disney Hotstar Sharma was working on the upcoming sports drama Rashmi Rocket starring Taapsee Pannu Many film personalities took to social media to shared condolence messages on his demiseActor Shriya Pilgaonkar said she was devastated to hear about Sharmas passingDevasted is an understatement We lost Ajay Sharma today Not just an incredibly fine editor but an absolute gem of a human being Nothing makes sense Pilgaonkar wroteDevasted is an understatement We lost Ajay Sharma today Not just an incredibly fine editor but an absolute gem of a human being Nothing makes sense mdash Shriya Pilgaonkar ShriyaP May 5 2021Actordirector Anand Tiwari who helmed Bandish Bandits penned a heartfelt note and said he was in shock after learning about his editors deathToday I have lost one of the most artistic partners I have ever had There was so much more we had to do together so much more I had to learn from him he wrote on Instagram alongside a candid picture of SharmaView this post on InstagramA post shared by Anand Tiwari anandntiwariTiwari further said Bandish Bandits was Sharmas baby too and it wouldnt have been possible to make the series without himWe spent months together in a small dark room making a 10 part series shot after shot splice after splice I thought that was the beginning of our journey not the end I will miss you immensely Ajay sir My thoughts and prayers with the family the director addedFilmmaker Nikkhil Advani said RIP Ajay Sharma Gone too soon Director Akarsh Khurana who collaborated with Sharma on Rashmi Rocket and Karwaan also mourned his lossBest guy This is a huge blow Khurana wroteThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever