Bollywood filmmaker, writer and famous actor, Neeraj Vora , passed away this morning. Vora was in coma after suffering a massive heart attack and a brain stroke in October 2016 and took his last breath at 4 am in Criticare Hospital, Mumbai. Vora was 54-year-old and worked in the industry for around twenty years. Apart from acting, he had penned down many movies. He even helmed many successful films; ‘ Phir Hera Pheri ’ and ‘ Khiladi 420 ’ are considered his best work. Vora was on the ventilator for the last four days and multi-organ failure led to his death. His last rights will be held today at 3 PM at the Santa Cruz west cremation ground. Actor Paresh Rawal , who is a close friend to Vora, announced the news on Twitter, his tweet read, "Neeraj Vora - The writer n director of Phir Hera Pheri n many hit films is no more ...Aum Shanti.”

According to a Mumbai Mirror report in April, “A room in filmmaker Firoz Nadiadwala’s Juhu home, Barkat Villa, has been converted into a fully-functional Intensive Care Unit (ICU). On the walls are throwback stills from ‘ Rangeela ’, ‘ Viraasat ’, ‘ Hera Pheri ’, ‘ Phir Hera Pheri ’, ‘Gomaal’, ‘ Daud ’ and ‘Khiladi 420’ and in a corner, a stack of DVDs with a flat-screen TV plays him blockbusters from down the years round-the-clock. This room has been home to writer-director-actor Neeraj Vora since March 11, with a 24-hour nurse, ward boy and cook. A physiotherapist, neurosurgeon, acupuncture therapist and general physician pay him weekly visits.”

Born to a Gujarati family in Bhuj, Vora passed away after struggling for a prolonged period. R.I.P Neeraj Vora and condolences to his family.