Seher Aly Latif is a prominent casting director and producer of Netflix series Bhaag Beanie Bhaag starring Swara Bhasker. She has been working as a casting director for films like Lunchbox and Monsoon Shootout, is known for her work both in Bollywood and Hollywood. Seher in her early 40s, passed away on Monday following a cardiac arrest. She breathed her last at Mumbai’s Lilavati hospital, where she was admitted for renal failure.
Director Neeraj Udhwani, who worked with Seher on her Netflix production Maska (2020), confirmed the news of her demise says “It’s unbelievable. It’s so hard to process. We were told she was recovering. And today, I got to know about it. She had an infection due to which she suffered renal failure. She was admitted to the hospital last weekend. Doctors had put on her antibiotics, and we thought she was recovering.”
Her friends and colleagues from Bollywood mourned her demise with emotional social media posts. Actors like Sophie Choudhury took to Twitter to share their grief. And Lunchbox star Nimrat Kaur shared a photo of Seher with her cat, and captioned that the late producer was “one of the kindest people” Mumbai gifted her with.
Check out the posts:
Producer and Casting Director #SeherLatif passed away today following Covid related complications.
Worked on the casting of Lunchbox, Eat Pray Love, Monsoon Shootout, Tigers, Furious 7, Viceroy's House, McMafia, Sense 8, Shakuntala Devi, Durgamati & Bhaag Beanie Bhaag. pic.twitter.com/zeiszuqQxm
— CinemaRare (@CinemaRareIN) June 7, 2021
A force to be reckoned with in the world of casting , started producing and more than anything just a wonderful woman. Heaven is lucky to have you, Seher إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ #seherlatif pic.twitter.com/NFnOr3SPGd
— Sophie C (@Sophie_Choudry) June 7, 2021
Seher Latif was one of the most extraordinary women I've ever worked with. Creative, empathetic and a fantastic person. Anyone who has worked with Mutant will vouch for it. This in unfair, so unfair. I feel devastated.
Rest in peace, Seher. Your legacy will be carried on.
— Sulagna Chatterjee (@BeingChatterjee) June 7, 2021
Seher Aly Latif is survived by her husband, parents, and younger brother Zishaan A Latif, who is an award-winning photographer.
