'Sholay' editor M S Shinde passes away

He was 83.

"He passed away at 10.45 am. He was not keeping well but not suffering from any particular disease," his elder daughter Prerna told PTI.

Shinde, who has edited over 100 hit films including 'Sholay', 'Seeta Aur Geeta', 'Brahmachari', 'Chamatkar' and others was living in penury at the PMGP Colony in a tiny 160 square feet room with his youngest daughter Achala.

Till about two years back they were living in Parel in central Mumbai. But the building collapsed and they were forced to shift to the slums after the building's owner reportedly refused to help them.

"We had to shift here because the building had collapsed and there was no help as such," Prerna said.

He was keeping unwell for quite some time and was unable to pay his medical bills. The cine wing of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) had offered to help him financially.

Back in his younger days, Shinde used to work on a monthly payroll of Rs 2,000 with Ramesh Sippy. He has edited most of Sippy's movies like 'Seeta Aur Geeta', 'Sholay' and 'Shaan' among others. (MORE)