Director Shyam Ramsay died in Mumbai on Wednesday; he was 67. "With profound grief and sorrow, we inform you about the sad demise of Shyam Ramsay. He was suffering from pneumonia and passed away around 5 am this morning," his nephew Amit Ramsay affirmed to Indian Express.
Considered the pioneers of the horror genre in Hindi film during the 80s and 90s, the Ramsay Brothers made movies, for example, Purana Mandir, Veerana, Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche, Band Darwaza, Purani Haveli, Andhera and Saboot.
The last film made by them was 2017's, Koi Hai. The movies made by Ramsay Brothers – Tulsi, Kumar, Shyam, Keshu, Arjun, Gangu and Kiran – are as yet held in high respect right up 'til the present time.
Shyam and sibling Tulsi Ramsay was also responsible for the Zee Horror Show, which kept running for very nearly seven years. Tulsi died in December 2018. The siblings were known for their low budget movies that mixed horror and erotica and came to symbolize the genre for decades.
Shyam Ramsay's funeral will be held at Ville Parle crematorium today.
