Rajjat Barjatya, CEO of Rajshri Media, passes away

Mumbai

: CEO and MD of Rajshri Entertainment Private Limited, Rajjat Barjatya passed away after suffering from prolonged cancer. He was admitted in Jaslok Hospital since few days. He took his last breath on Friday evening around 6:30 p.m. He is survived by his wife Neha Barjatya and two daughters.

Rajjat Barjatya was also the founder and managing trustee of Rajshri Foundation, which is an non-profit social enterprise of Rajshri Group. He also co-produced several Rajshri Productions films such as ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’, ‘Hum Apke Hain Kaun’ and ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’. The funeral will be at Worli crematorium at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

His close friends from the industry mourn his untimely death and shared their condolences on Twitter.

Rest in peace my brother Rajjat Barjatya pic.twitter.com/WwJFeHwII8

— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) July 29, 2016

#RajatBarjatya we did Chui Mui Si tum & all the yeh hai Prem videos together. I can’t believe you’ve gone.

— kunal kohli (@kunalkohli) July 29, 2016

#RIP @RajjatBarjatya a wonderful human being gone too soon!

— Vivek Anand Oberoi (@vivek_oberoi) July 29, 2016

Deeply saddened to hear of the untimely passing of Rajjat Barjatya. May his soul rest in peace.

— Boman Irani (@bomanirani) July 29, 2016

Rajjat Barjataya - RIP - Noble, kind, warm & a true gentleman. Prayers & condolences to the family.

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) July 29, 2016

RIP @RajjatBarjatya. Gone way too soon

— RichaChadha (@RichaChadha_) July 29, 2016

Nothing shakes you up more than when someone your age dies. RIP Rajjat Barjatya. A dear friend, since I edited a film for him 13 years back.

— Shirish Kunder (@ShirishKunder) July 29, 2016