Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar, who worked with Asrani in many movies, and celebrities like Ajay Devgn, Shabana Azmi and Kangana Ranaut, mourned his death, calling it a great loss to film industry.

One of the industry’s most respected character artist who mesmerised audiences with his performances in movies such as “Sholay”, “Chhoti Si Baat” and “Abhimaan”, passed away on Monday afternoon at the age of 84.

Bachchan, who worked with Asrani in “Sholay”, “Abhimaan”, “Chupke Chupke”, “Namak Haram” and many others, remembered him as a “most talented colleague”.

Asrani also played a crucial role in introducing Jaya Bachchan then Jaya Bhaduri to movies. They both studied in Pune’s Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

“We lose another .. Asrani Sir , a most talented colle

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