Pradeep Rawat passes away at 74

Mumbai: Final rites of actor Pradeep Rawat, who died on the age of 74 after a battle with most cancers, befell on Wednesday night in Mumbai. Identified for his efficiency in fashionable Hindi movies comparable to ‘Sarfarosh’, ‘Lagaan’ and ‘Ghajini’ in addition to many South Indian films and tv reveals, Rawat handed away at a hospital right here on Tuesday.

“He was like Amrish Puri within the South movie trade and had finished greater than 400 movies. Pradeep had a powerful persona. Now now we have misplaced three members of ‘Lagaan Staff’,” the actor’s good friend Daya Shankar Pandey informed PTI.

Pandey was referring to the demise of actors Rajesh Vivek Upadhyay, Shrivallabh Vyas and Javed Khan Amrohi, who all performed key roles within the interval cricket drama, fronted by Aamir Khan.

Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit shared Rawat’s funeral particulars in a social media publish the place he additionally condoled the actor’s demise. “Unhappy and shocked to know concerning the demise of our pricey good friend Pradeep Rawat, an excellent actor and an exquisite human being on account of most cancers. An incredible loss to the trade. My heartfelt condolences to the household and close to ones. His mortal stays will likely be stored for closing ‘darshan’ right now from 2 pm to 4 pm at Bwing P3 Imperial Heights, Goregaon West. After 4 pm, he will likely be taken for the ultimate rites and cremation close to the Oshiwara Bridge on SV Highway, Jogeshwari West,” Pandit shared.

Rawat rose to stardom along with his portrayal of Ashwatthama in ‘Mahabharat’ and later featured in fashionable TV reveals comparable to ‘Tehkikaat’, ‘Chandrakanta’ and ‘Yug’. His different Hindi film credit embody ‘Agneepath’, ‘Meri Jung’, ‘Sarfarosh’, ‘The Hero: Story of a Spy’ and ‘Chhava’.

In South cinema, he was typically awarded for his portrayal of villains, most notably in ‘Sye’, ‘Mangala’ and ‘Nayak’. He reprised his detrimental position within the Hindi remake of Aamir Khan-starrer ‘Ghajini’ after starring within the Tamil model, led by Suriya.