Rashmi Rocket editor Ajay Sharma dies due to Covid-19

Film editor Ajay Sharma, known for his work on films like 'Ludo' and 'Jagga Jasoos', passed away on Wednesday due to COVID-19 complications at a government hospital in New Delhi, sources said. He was in his late 30s.

"He was diagnosed with COVID-19 and was in the ICU for the last two weeks. He breathed his last between 1-2 am today at Rajeev Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi," a source close to Sharma told PTI.

He is survived by his wife and a four-year-old son.

After working as an associate editor on features like “Barfi!”, “Kai Po Che!” and “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani”, Sharma worked as an editor in the Irrfan Khan-starrer “Karwaan”, “Ludo” and 2020’s Amazon Prime Video series “Bandish Bandits”.

He made his directorial debut with the short film “Jolly 1995”, which is streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.

Sharma was working on the upcoming sports drama “Rashmi Rocket”, starring Taapsee Pannu.