A brave man Kundan Shah, who added vigour to the alternate cinema stream with movies like Jaane bhi do yaaro has left us. Adieux Kundan — Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) 1507359053000

Jaane bhi do yaaron... RIP Kundan Shah. Sad news. — Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) 1507355672000

Sad to know about the demise of one of our finest directors #KundanShah. Will miss you Sir! #JaaneBhiDoYaaron https://t.co/1A5uUIos63 — Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) 1507356999000

Kundan Shah, the man who gave us the unforgettable Jaane bhi do yaaro leaves us. He is gone... He lives on... — Vikram Bhatt (@TheVikramBhatt) 1507357656000

Awful, awful news... Kundan Shah is no more. What a tragic loss for cinema, for India. — Karan Anshuman (@krnx) 1507355404000

Good bye #kundan shah. We all @FTIIOfficial @Whistling_Woods shall remember u for your great films with us n in history indian cinema. — Subhash Ghai (@SubhashGhai1) 1507357583000

National Award winning director Kundan Shah passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 69. The veteran filmmaker died in his sleep of a heart attack in Mumbai. Shah rose to fame with his debut directorial - ‘ Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro ’ in 1983. The film has been often reportedly credited with introducing Indian cinema to satirical comedy and also earned Shah a National Film Award – Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director.Later, he took to the small screen as he directed acclaimed and much-loved television shows like ‘Nukkad’ and ‘ Wagle Ki Duniya ’. Shah returned to Bollywood with ‘ Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa ’, that portrayed Shah Rukh Khan in an unconventional role. He became the first filmmaker to win the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie in 1994 for the film.Members of the film industry took to social media as they reacted to the news of Kundan Shah’s passing away.