Noted cinematographer, Johny Lal who was worked in some of the biggest B-town movies in the 90s succumbed to COVID-19. The news of his tragic demise was confirmed by, Western India Cinematographer Association General Secretary Rajan Singh. Actors R Madhavan and Tusshar Kapoor took to their respective social media platforms to pay tribute to the late cinematographer. Sharing a picture of him, the 3 idiots star wrote, “The Saga of tragedies continues & we lost a wonderful man-The DOP of RHTDM. RIP Johny Lal sir. Your gentleness, kindness and brilliance will be so missed. You so beautifully managed to bring out our souls in RHTDM & now yours makes its way to the heavens. Heartbroken and aghast.”
Tusshar Kapoor remembered Johny Lal from the days of his debut film, Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai (2001). He wrote, “RIP Johnny sir! Thank you for making #mujhekucchkehnahai look like the way it did, fresh even today! Thank you for making my rawness and imperfection, look natural and youthful, during the filming of my 1st film!” Other celebs like Rahul Dev and Satish Kaushik also penned heartfelt notes and remembered Johny Lal. Filmmaker Satish Kaushik wrote: "Oh God !! Shocked to hear about demise of Johny Lal an ace cinematographer, great, simple human being . Will miss u Johny Maa .Heartfelt condolences to the family & May his pure soul RIP .. Om Shanti #KabirLal#Amirlal.""Gosh! Absolutely shocked to learn about the demise of Johny Lal Ji! An ace cinematographer, a kind and simple soul, we shot in Chennai in 2019. My heartfelt condolences to his entire family in their time of test ... Om Shanti #JohnyLal," wrote Rahul Dev. Johny Lal has worked on several Hindi films including Urvashi Rautela’s Virgin Bhanupriya (2020), Arbaz Khan’s Main Zaroor Aaounga (2019), Govinda and Salman Khan’s Partner (2007), John Abraham and Suniel Shetty’s Lakeer (2004), Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor’s Yaadein (2001), and many more.