1. Neeraj Vora was an Indian film director, writer, actor and composer from Gujarat.
18 Facts About Neeraj Vora
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Neeraj Vora made a mark in Bollywood with his work as a writer for Ram Gopal Verma's film Rangeela.
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Neeraj Vora has written screenplay and dialogues of some popular Bollywood comedy films including Hera Pheri franchise, Garam Masala, Bhagam Bhag, Golmaal: Fun Unlimited, Bhool Bhulaiya.
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Neeraj Vora suffered a stroke in October 2016, putting him in coma.
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Neeraj Vora was working on Hera Pheri 3 before he went into coma and died on 14 December 2017 at 4 am in Criticare hospital, Mumbai.
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Neeraj Vora's father, Pandit Vinayak Rai Nanalal Vora was a classical musician and a proponent of Tar-Shehnai.
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Neeraj Vora's father popularised Tar-Shehnai as the solo instrument for classical music.
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Neeraj Vora went to famous Pupils' Own School in Khar, Mumbai.
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Neeraj Vora later worked as an actor in Rangeela too, as the film director wanted to bring down the sets and the actor was absent.
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Neeraj Vora, who had written the script, played the role to finish shooting.
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Neeraj Vora's 1992 Gujarati play Aflatoon, which was a superhit was adapted by Rohit Shetty for Golmaal.
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Neeraj Vora was the writer and his he along with his brother directed music as Neeraj-Uttank.
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Neeraj Vora first directed Khiladi 420, which did not fare well.
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Neeraj Vora was slated to direct Hera Pheri 3, but ultimately was replaced by Ahmed Khan following the departure of actors John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan and Sunil Shetty, due to conflicts with Neeraj Vora.
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Neeraj Vora was retained as the film's executive producer, but following his stroke in October 2016 and his death in December 2017, it was confirmed on 11 May 2018, that Hera Pheri 3 will now be directed by Indra Kumar.
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Neeraj Vora, who had been suffering from complications of a massive stroke for a long time, died at the age of 54 on 14 December 2017.
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Neeraj Vora reportedly breathed his last at 4 am at Criti Care hospital in Andheri, Mumbai.
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Neeraj Vora had been staying at producer Firoz Nadiadwala's house since October 2016 after slipping into coma due to a heart-attack followed by a brain stroke.