Producer, Ryan Ivan Stephen who was battling COVID-19 died on the early hours of Saturday. Ryan was known for his work in films like Indoo Ki Jawani, short film Devi and more. Ryan was associated with Karan Johar's Dharma Productions. Many Bollywood celebrities mourned the death of the producer. Varun Dhawan shared Ryan's picture and wrote, “Rip Ryan."
Kiara Advani, who played the lead role in Indoo Ki Jawani, wrote, “Our dearest Ryan gone too soon."Manoj Bajpayee re-tweeted filmmaker Suparn S Verma's post that read, "Life is cruel! But you were kind @ryanmstephen thank you for your compassion in a ruthless world. I’m glad we undertook a journey on a few stories, the joy in writing them was because of you. You leave behind so many who loved you. Cook up a storm my friend. God bless you" and added, "It’s so so shocking for all of us who knew this gentle soul .It really can’t be true!! I will miss you my friend RYAN".