Veteran Kannada actor Harish Rai, known for his role as Khasim in KGF, has passed away. He breathed his last on Thursday, November 6, at 55, after a year-long battle with cancer.

According to a report by Deccan Herald, Rai was suffering from thyroid cancer, which had spread to his stomach. He was admitted to Kidwai Hospital in Bengaluru, where he breathed his last.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar took to his X handle to express his condolences and praised Harish Rai’s contribution to cinema. “The passing away of Harish Roy, the renowned villain actor of Kannada cinema, is an extremely sorrowful event. The film industry has become poorer with the death of Harish Roy, who was suffering from cancer. In films including Om, Hello Yama, as well as KGF and KGF 2, Harish Roy acte

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