Mumbai: Veteran Bollywood producer-director G P Sippy, who had become a household name with his 1975 blockbuster Sholay, was cremated here today.

Sippy, who died last night, was cremated at 11.45 am at the electric crematorium in Chandanwadi, Marine Lines. His family members and close relatives were present for the funeral.

93-year-old Sippy was suffering from age-related ailments for past few months.

A scion of a rich Sindhi family, Sippy's career got to a flying start with the film Marine Drive (1955) and went on to produce Adl-e-e-Jahangir with Pradeep Kumar, Meena Kumari and Durga Khote as its star cast, in the same year.

The 50s and 60s was a hectic time for Sippy, with his banner producing and directing flicks like Shrimati 420, Chandrakant, Light House, Bhai Behan and Andaaz.

In 1972, Sippy, along with son Ramesh, made super hit Seeta aur Geeta with Hema Malini in a double role.

However, the movie for which he will be always remembered is Sholay which boasted of an impressive star cast that included Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Hema Malini and Dharmendra. Later on, he also produced films like Saagar (1985), Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992), Aatish (1992), Zamaana Deewana (1995) which were also well-received by the audience.

Sippy was the chairman of the Film and TV Producers Guild of India on four occasions in the 70s, 80s and 90s. He also bagged the Filmfare awards in 1968 and 1982.