Senior producer-director and cinematographer Prem Sagar passed away this morning (31st August) at 10 a.m. at his residence. He was 81 and was suffering from cancer for which he was diagnosed only in July this year. He had been discharged from hospital only recently.
An FTII graduate from the 1968 batch, Prem had cinematographed many films made under his family banners. He was also the producer of several of those films. He had directed Hum Tere Aashiq Hain, starring Jeetendra and Hema Malini. Prem was the son of acclaimed yesteryear filmmaker Ramanand Sagar.
