He died at the age of 51 due to cardiac arrest at the night of 5 October 2020.
His paternal uncle was filmmaker, Veeru Devgan father of actor Ajay Devgn, Kavita and Neelam.
From a young age, he had a creative mind fascinated by stories and had the passion to tell them.
[citation needed] He was an avid music lover and was trained in tabla and martial arts.
After graduating in 1989 from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College in New Delhi, he joined the film industry after being encouraged by Ajay and assisted on many movies with directors Sunil Agnihotri, Anees Bazmee and Raj Kanwar before making his debut as a director in 2000.