Veteran filmmaker M M Baig found dead at his home

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Veteran filmmaker M M Baig, begetter of fashionable yesteryear kid creator Baby Guddu and who was progressive with films specified arsenic Razia Sultan and directed Chhoti Bahu, was recovered dormant astatine his home, his publicist Hanif Zaveri said.

He was successful his 70s.

“He was unwell for rather immoderate time. Since, helium didn’t travel retired of the location for four-five days, the neighbours complained to the cops astir a foul spot coming from his house.

"The constabulary opened the doorway and recovered Baig sahab’s dormant assemblage and informed his girl astir it. They aboriginal took his assemblage to Cooper Hospital for post-mortem astatine astir 1:30-2:00 am. He was a loving man. I commune for his departed soul,” Zaveri told PTI.

Baig began his vocation arsenic an adjunct to J Om Prakash, Vimal Kumar, and Rakesh Roshan connected films similar Govinda’s Aadmi Khilona Hai, Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii, and Karz Chukana Hai, Anil Kapoor-starrer, Kala Bazaar and Kishen Kanhaiya, among others.

As an autarkic director, helium directed 2 films including Naseeruddin Shah’s Massom Gawah (1990), which remains unreleased, and Chhoti Bahu (1994), starring Shilpa Shirodkar.

“Baig sahab shared a lukewarm equation with Rakesh Roshan sahab. He helped Hrithik Roshan with diction, dependable modulation, and dialogues since helium was well-versed with these things. Baig sahab would assistance Hrithik with mouthing dialogues, this was overmuch earlier his debut film, Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai happened,” Zaveri said.

Baig’s girl Baby Guddu, calved arsenic Shahinda Baig, was 1 of the beloved kid artists successful Hindi cinema during the 1980s. Some of her fashionable films see Rajesh Khanna and Smita Patil’s Aakhir Kyon?, Sridevi-starrer Nagina, Anil Kapoor’s Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge, and Jeetendra and Sridevi’s Aulad, among others.

Published - February 20, 2026 11:08 americium IST

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