Image Courtesy: Instagram/Ryan Stephan
Bollywood Producer Ryan Ivan Stephen deceased in the wee hours of Saturday, in Goa after reportedly contracting COVID-19. The producer is known for bankrolling Kiara Advani’s Indoo Ki Jawani and the short film Devi starring Kajol, Shruti Haasan, and Neha Dhupia.
As per reports, Indoo Ki Jawani’s director Abir Sengupta confirmed this awful news and stated that the producer, who was in Goa for the past few days, got admitted to a hospital after contracting the deadly Corona Virus. He further said that he was about 50-years old and was a very cheerful person.
As soon as this news broke out, B-town celebs including Kiara Advani, Dia Mirza, Manoj Bajpayee, and Varun Dhawan, among others, took to their social media handles to mourn the demise of the producer.
Director Suparn Varma took to Twitter and wrote, “Life is cruel! But you were kind! Ryan, thank you for your compassion in a ruthless world. I’m glad we undertook a journey on a few stories, the joy in writing them was because of you. You leave behind so many who loved you. Cook up a storm my friend. God bless you.”
Manoj Bajpayee and Dia retweeted Suparn’s tweet. While Manoj wrote “It’s so so shocking for all of us who knew this gentle soul. It really can’t be true!! I will miss you my friend RYAN”, Taking to her Twitter handle, Dia wrote, ” “Heartbroken. One of the nicest human beings I’ve ever known”
Kiara who has worked with the producer took to her Instagram handle and penned, “Our dearest Ryan gone too soon.”
Varun Dhawan, sharing a snapshot of the producer on his Instagram story wrote: “RIP Ryan.”
Ryan Stephen was the co-founder of Electric Apples Entertainment production house and was formerly associated with Dharma Productions.