March 13, 2002

    The Information & Broadcasting Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj has condoled the death of noted film producer-director-Nazir Hussain who expired in Mumbai today.

    In a message the Minister said that Nazir Hussain was a widely reputed producer-director who made a large number of popular films. Some of the films produced by him more than thirty years back are still popular attractions whenever these are screened in Cinema houses or on TV channels. These films will continue to inspire young producers for a long time to come, said the Minister.