Filmmaker Pawan Kumar is shocked over the demise of Puneeth Rajkumar. He was supposed to do the film titled Dvitva with Puneeth Rajkumar and Trisha. Reportedly, the shooting was supposed to go on floors from November 1. However, Pawan Kumar is now heartbroken as his hero passed away a few days ahead of the shooting. Pawan Kumar wrote that Puneeth spoke to him on October 28, a day before he died. He also added that he is not able to look at the news or see his pictures from the moment he heard the news. Pawan shared a phrase that he wrote for Puneeth, which read, "People change with time. I don't like what they become. But in my memories, they stay the way I had loved them."
His statement read, "This phrase was part of a dialogue that I had written for @puneethrajkumar.official movie Dvitva. In my memory, he is the excited optimistic actor, a visionary, who wanted to do some outstanding work. He had complete faith in me and the movie we were collaborating on. He made me feel good about myself, every time we spoke. I want to remember him this way... forever. I haven't been able to see his images or hear anything that's being said about him since morning. Like the theme of the movie, we were going to make it together... I want to cherish all the amazing memories we both created... and I want to keep them alive that way. I spoke to him last evening and was updating him about how we were preparing for the shoot. I was getting all the actors of Dvitva to record their dialogues; he was very thrilled with this process and was looking forward to listening to the whole film as an audio track even before we began shooting. We had plans to meet on Monday to discuss his costumes and the shooting schedule that was planned for next month. Since my first meeting with him in 2008, at his residence, till the last phone call yesterday... I always felt awesome after talking to him... that is some magic to have.”
