Mumbai, Oct. 25 -- Renowned advertising filmmaker Prahlad Kakkar remembered his "friend, guide, and partner," ad legend Piyush Pandey, who passed away on Friday after battling pneumonia for several weeks.

Kakkar, who shared a long friendship and professional bond with Pandey, took to Instagram to post a heartfelt tribute along with several pictures of the two together. Calling him his "friend" and "guide", Kakkar recalled how deeply Pandey influenced the industry and everyone around him.

"Piyush Pandey, my friend, guide, and partner in laughing at ourselves and the world, passed away today. But his legend and his legacy live on in the hundreds of people whose lives he touched and shaped indelibly. From young trainees to peers and collea...