Acclaimed screenwriter Sanjay Chouhan is no more. He passed away on January 12 evening in Mumbai at the age of 62. Sanjay was suffering from liver cirrhosis. He was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai about 10 days ago due to internal bleeding and loss of consciousness. 

Sanjay is known for writing films such as Paan Singh Tomar and I Am Kalam. He had also co-written the Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster films with filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia. According to ANI, his last rites will be performed at Mumbai's Oshiwara crematorium today noon. He is survived by his wife Sarita and daughter Sara.

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Sanjay was born and brought up in Bhopal, and started his career as a journalist in Delhi after graduating from JNU. He then moved to Mumbai and wrote the crime TV series Bhanwar for Sony TV in late 1990s.