<span style="color: #222222;">Noted writer and filmmaker Sagar Sarhadi, known for films like "Kabhi Kabhie", "Silsila", and "Bazaar", passed away in the wee hours of Monday due to age related issues. He was 88 and his last rites were conducted at Sion crematorium. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Sarhadi began his career writing Urdu short stories and entered Bollywood via Yash Chopra's 1976 "Kabhi Kabhie", starring Amitabh Bachchan and Raakhee. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The writer collaborated with Chopra to pen the screenplay in acclaimed films like "Silsila" and Sridevi and Rishi Kapoor starrer "Chandni", for which he wrote the dialogues.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In 1982, Sarhadi turned director with "Bazaar", starring Supriya Pathak Shah, Farooq Shaikh, Smita Patil and Naseeruddin Shah. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Sarhadi is also credited with writing dialogues for superstar Shah Rukh Khan''s debut "Deewana'' in 1992 and Hrithik Roshan's debut "Kaho Na Pyaar Hai".</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mourning the loss, actor Hrithik Roshan said he would be forever indebted to Sarhadi for the dialogues of his debut film. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi recalled Sarhadi as a simple man who considered the people around him as his inspiration. Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui said Sarhadi's rhythmic style writing and poetic style direction has inspired many.</span>