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Mumbai:

Veteran theatre and movie actor Javed Khan Amrohi, finest identified for his roles in in style DD serial Nukkad and movies corresponding to Lagaan and Chak De! India, died on Tuesday as a consequence of lung failure at a hospital right here, in response to his filmmaker Ramesh Talwar.

He was in his early 70s. The veteran actor was affected by respiration ailment and was bedridden for the previous one yr. He was present process remedy at Surya Nursing Home in suburban Mumbai, Talwar instructed PTI.

“He passed away at the hospital around 1 pm as both his lungs failed,” he added.

Actor Akhilendra Mishra, Amrohi’s frequent collaborator from his theatre days and co-star of Lagaan, mentioned he was ailing for a very long time.

“He was my senior in theatre. He was an active member of IPTA (Indian People’s Theatre Association) Mumbai since the 1970s,” Mishra instructed PTI.

The actor’s final rites will likely be carried out on the Oshiwara Kabristan at 7.30 pm, he added.

Having began his profession with theatre after graduating from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Amrohi appeared in smaller but pivotal roles in over 150 movies and near a dozen TV exhibits.

He is finest identified for taking part in the barber Karim within the late Eighties TV present Nukkad;Anand Akela, one of many suitors of Raveena Tandon’s character in Andaz Apna Apna; the cricket commentator in Lagaan, and a assist employees of the Indian Women’s Hockey group in Chak De! India.

Stage and movie actor Danish Husain took to Twitter to pay condolences.

“Gutted to hear about #JavedKhanAmrohi Bhai’s demise. This seems to be a season of farewell. Condolences to his family, friends, colleagues @iptamumbai #Nukkadd #Lagaan, and so on and so forth,” Husain wrote. See put up right here. 

Gutted to listen to about #JavedKhanAmrohi Bhai’s demise. This appears to be a season of farewell. 💔💐

Condolences to his household, buddies, colleagues @iptamumbai 🙏🏽#Nukkadd#Lagaan, and so forth and so forth. pic.twitter.com/FpV17XMRO8

— Danish Husain । دانش حُسین । दानिश हुसैन (@DanHusain) February 14, 2023

Amrohi’s different notable titles are ’90s hit movies corresponding to Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke, Laadla, Ishq, and the 1988 TV sequence Mirza Ghalib. His final reported movie credit score was Sadak 2 (2020), through which he reprised his position of Pakya from the 1991 authentic Sadak.

The actor is survived by a son and a daughter.

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