Punjabi writer-director Gurcharan Virk passed away at age 48…

Writer, director, lyricist and producer Gurcharan Virk passed away on 11 October in Chandigarh due to a heart attack.

Virk started his career in the film industry during the mid-1980s, through recording a song, followed by helping out the rise of Punjabi music industry and introduce new talents including Sukhwinder, Pargat Bhagu, Dilshad Akhtar and Manjit Roupowalia. Not only he worked for music brands and directed TV commercials, he worked as a writer for 15 Punjabi films, 2 Hindi films, 3 TV Serials and 13 Telefilms. He worked as an associate director for Madi Da Deeva and Udeekan Saun Diyan. In 1990, he received the National Award for Best Punjabi Film with Madi Da Deeva which he directed alongside with director Surinder Singh. He directed documentaries including Milkfed, Mother Dairy, Seva Te Simran and Parivartan. His directed TV serials Rishty, Kachi Kandh and Vaapsi are still broadcasted.

Virk owns Film Focus that promotes new talents and produces films, documentaries, commercials, TV series and others. The company is registered with Indian Motion Pictures Producer Association Mumbai.