Lyricist Prasoon Joshi's father Devendra Kumar Joshi dies at 85

The chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification and popular Bollywood lyricist, Prasoon Joshi, recently took to his social media handles and informed well-wishers about the death of his beloved father, Devendra Kumar Joshi. The writer-lyricist paid his respects to his father with a heartfelt note, along with a priceless throwback photograph of the father-son duo posing together. 

A deep sense of loss and sadness on my beloved father Shri Devendra Kumar Joshi’s sudden demise.
85 years of life ,led with discipline , honesty and deep commitment. An inexplicable void. Prayers for the eternal peace for his beautiful soul 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/QaUEuKZVTs

— Prasoon Joshi (@prasoonjoshi_) March 1, 2021

His note read as, 'A deep sense of loss and sadness on my beloved father Shri Devendra Kumar Joshi’s sudden demise. 85 years of life, led with discipline, honesty, and deep commitment. An inexplicable void. Prayers for the eternal peace for his beautiful soul'. Respects and condolences poured in for the Joshi family, from members of the film fraternity. Prasoon Joshi, an acclaimed named in the advertising industry, has written lyrics of  popular albums like Rang De Basanti, Taare Zameen Par,  Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, while making writing contributions to the script of some of them. Among his last works include Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.   He has been holding the Chaiperson position for the CBFC since August 2017.