Shah Rukh Khan mourns the demise of Red Chillies colleague Abhijeet

(left) Shah Rukh Khan and (right) late Abhijeet

Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday mourned the demise of an old friend from his production house Red Chillies Entertainment - Abhijeet. The superstar got emotional as he took to his Twitter account to share the loss of his colleague.

Sharing the tweet where Red Chillies Entertainment announced Abhijeet's death, Shah Rukh Khan wrote, "We all started the journey of making films with Dreamz Unlimited. Abhijeet was my most resilient & solid ally. V did some good, some wrong but always believed v will sail through because strong team members like him were there to look after the rest of us. Will miss u my friend (sic)", he tweeted.

On Friday, the production house had shared the news of Abhijeet's death on social media.

For the unversed, Shah Rukh Khan along with colleague and friend Juhi Chawla and Aziz Mirza founded Dreamz Unlimited 1999. Together, the production company produced a few films including Asoka and Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani - both proved to be box office duds. In 2003, SRK founded Red Chillies Entertainment, which has been producing successful films for over a decade.

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