New Delhi: Veteran Bollywood editor, Waman Bhonsle passed away at the age of 87 in Mumbai on Monday due to age-related issues. Bhonsle had won the best editing award at the 25th National Film award for “Inkaar”.
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar took his social media handle to express his grief. He wrote: “Sad to know demise of Master film editor Waman Bhonsle Ji. I was fortunate to have worked with him during my initial days in my career. He will always be remembered for his craft #OmShanti,”
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Sad to know demise of Master Film Editor Waman Bhonsle ji.I was fortunate to have worked with him during my initial days in my career. He will always be remembered for his craft in films like Aandhi,Karz Mr.India,Ram Lakhan, Agneepath, Saudagar, Ghulam & many more.?#OmShanti ? pic.twitter.com/gIyEl7Y7TJ
— Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) April 26, 2021
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Bhonsle landed his first Hindi film assignment as an independent editor with Raj Khosla directorial Do Raaste (1969). He remained active during 1960s-1970s, working as an editor for several popular hits like Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Inkaar, Dostana, Ghulam, Do Raaste, Agneepath, Aandhi, Parichay, Mausam, Hero, Karz, Kalicharan, Saaheb, Ram Lakhan, Saudagar, Ghulam and others.
