Sudhir Mishra slams airline: Filmmaker hits out over lost bag

Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra voiced his frustration with an airline on Wednesday after his luggage was left behind in Delhi while he was flying to Dharamshala. He said his medicines and other essentials were inside the bag, and that he was later told it would be sent to him by evening via Chandigarh.

Sudhir Mishra on his luggage being left behind

Posting on X, formerly Twitter, Sudhir wrote: “I’ve come to Dharamshala for the next few days, flying @IndiGo6E from Delhi. Upon arrival, I was told my luggage had been left behind in Delhi. Now I’m told it’ll reach me via Chandigarh by evening. All my medicines and essentials are in that bag.”The filmmaker said the experience was deeply frustrating for him, adding: “Extremely disappointing and frustrating. @IndiGo6E.”

Sudhir Mishra’s early career

Sudhir began his career as an assistant director and scriptwriter on Kundan Shah’s 1983 comedy 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron'. He went on to work with Saeed Akhtar Mirza on 'Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!' and with Vidhu Vinod Chopra on 'Khamosh'.He stepped into direction in 1987 with 'Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin', which earned him the National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director. His later work includes 'Main Zinda Hoon', 'Dharavi', 'Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin', 'Chameli', 'Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi', 'Khoya Khoya Chand', 'Yeh Saali Zindagi' and 'Inkaar'.

Later, Sudhir wrote and directed 'Daas Dev', featuring Rahul Bhat and Richa Chaddha. He followed it with “Hostages,” an adaptation of the Israeli series of the same name. He also adapted Manu Joseph’s award-winning novel “Serious Men,” which earned Nawazuddin Siddiqui a nomination at the International Emmy Awards.

Sudhir Mishra’s latest film 'Afwaah'

His latest outing is 'Afwaah', a film led by Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Bhumi Pednekar, with Sharib Hashmi, Sumit Kaul and