He made generations laugh till their eyes had tears, and now, Asrani who turned comedy into quiet brilliance which looked very simple when done by him despite being a complicated art, has taken his final bow. From very humble beginnings in the Pink City of Jaipur to becoming one of Hindi cinema’s most beloved comic icons, Govardhan Asrani’s journey was as dramatic, endearing, and definitely not forgettable as the characters he played.

Asrani was born in a very modest family in Jaipur in the year 1941. His father sold carpets in the city and young Asrani worked as a voice artist at the Jaipur station of All India Radio to pay for his studies. But as they say you will get something if you are destined for it and he was destined for bigger things in life.

Drawn by the magic of movies, he le

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