Producer-director B.S. Shaad passed away last night (2nd May) in his village near Sirsa in Haryana. He was in his eighties.
Boota Singh Shaad had produced Nishaan (Rajesh Khanna and Jeetendra), Himmat Aur Mehnat (Jeetendra), Insaaf Ki Devi (Rekha), Pehla Pehla Pyar (in which he gave break to cameraman Manmohan Singh as a director) and Kasam Vardi Ki. He had also produced many Punjabi films like Kulli Yaar Di, Mitter Pyare Nu and Gidda. He had also acted in some Punjabi and Hindi films like Kora Badan. His screen name was Harinder.