Veteran Indian actor Ravi Patwardhan dies aged 84
He suffered a cardiac arrest after complaining of breathing trouble the previous day
Veteran Hindi and Marathi actor Ravi Patwardhan died on Sunday in Mumbai due to cardiac arrest. He was 84.
Patwardhan complained of breathing trouble on Saturday and was taken to a private hospital. However, his condition worsened. He had earlier suffered a heart attack in March, according to Mumbai Mirror.
Patwardhan was a familiar face in Marathi cinema and television since the late 70s with character roles, often playing the judge, lawyer, village headman, policeman or the patriarchal head of a family.
His Marathi outings include projects like ‘Umbartha’, ‘Maphicha Sakshidar’, ‘Saglikade Bombabomb’ and numerous others. He was recently seen in the 2019 Marathi TV series ‘Agabai Sasubai’.
Patwardhan also acted in several Bollywood films including ‘Tezaab’, ‘Narasimha’, ‘Chamatkar’ and ‘Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman’.
In all, Patwardhan starred in over 200 films. He also worked in around 150 plays.
The late actor is survived by his wife, two children, daughter-in-law, son-in-law and grandchildren.