Pritish Nandy, Legendary Journalist and Filmmaker, Dies at 73; Tributes Pour In
Pritish Nandy’s Legacy Lives On Through His Groundbreaking Work in Journalism and Cinema: Dies at 73 Age Due to Cardiac Arrest, Anupam Kher, Jaya Bachchan, Manoj Bajpayee, and Others Pay Tribute Pritish Nandy, a media mogul and much-loved figure in Indian journalism and filmmaking, died on January 8, 2025 at 73. His death, due to cardiac arrest, has left a void in both the media and film industries. Popularly known as "The Rupert Murdoch of India," Nandy's influence paned across journalism, poetry, filmmaking, and even politics, making him a towering figure in Indian society. A Pioneering Journalist in India Nandy started his journalism career in the early 1980s as the editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India, a man who came out with his bold, fearless, and often iconoclastic style, changing Indian print media as never before. He led the Weekly to be the trendsetter in investigative journalism, feature writing, and opinion pieces on issues of burning social and political importance at the time.