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Mumbai, Oct 20: Veteran actor-director Govardhan Asrani, popularly known as Asrani , passed away in Mumbai on Sunday following a prolonged illness. He was 84. His final rites were conducted at the Santacruz Crematorium the same evening.

Asrani, known for his versatile contributions to Hindi cinema, died around 3.30 pm at Bharatiya Arogya Nidhi Hospital in Juhu, where he had been admitted four days earlier due to fluid accumulation in his lungs.

Confirming the news, his personal assistant Babubhai told India Today, “Asrani sahab was admitted four days ago. From what the doctors told us, there was fluid (water) accumulation in his lungs. He passed away today, October 20 around 3.30 pm. The last rites have already been completed.”

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