Celebrated lyricist and Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Chairperson Prasoon Joshi mourned the demise of advertisement legend Piyush Pandey, and said that he “introduced me to the world of advertising.”

In a self-made video, he shared, “Aaj ye sunkar bahut dukh hua ki Piyush Pandey Ji hamare beech nahi hai..Piyush Pandey ji ko mai bahut yaad karta hu aur karta rahunga (Today, I am very saddened to hear that Piyush Pandey ji is not among us. I miss Piyush Pandey ji a lot and will keep missing him.)

Pandey, 70, passed away on Friday after suffering from pneumonia for several weeks, leaving the advertising industry mourning one of its most iconic voices.

Prasoon Joshi credited the late legend for introducing him to the world of advertising.

“When I came to Delhi and Mumbai from

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