Producer Director Ravi Chopra passed away today at Breach Candy Hospital at 3.30 pm. The ' Baghbaan ' director was hospitalized last week on Thursday and was said to be making a recovery. Sources close to the family said that the veteran filmmaker was suffering from a neurodegenerative disease. While the family was in a state of shock and could not speak, staff at the offices of the late filmmaker confirmed the news."We got to know that Mr Chopra passed away at 3.30 today afternoon. The family was by his side when it happened. As of now we don't have much information, " staff confirmed. Ravi Chopra directed hit films like 'Baghbaan' and the iconic TV series, 'Mahabharata'. Earlier too he was suffering from a lung ailment and was hospitalized for a few weeks.