India, April 6 -- Actor-filmmaker Manoj Kumar's passing on Friday left a void in the Indian film industry, and actor Moushumi Chatterjee, who worked with him in Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974), remember him as a maverick director.

"He was a very good director, and even if there was less or not enough time, he would make it organised in such a way that you will never know how he managed it all. He could shoot three-four page scenes at one go. He would take half-a-day for rehearsal, lighting and cameraman, and then he will go for the shot. He was that kind of a person. He was very punctual about shoot and he used to work very hard," Moushumi Chatterjee says, recalling him as a "quiet but observant person".

Remembering his aware nature, Mous...