Overview
- Ashok Sawant died on Sunday, November 9, with the news shared publicly through Abhishek Bachchan’s Instagram tribute on Monday.
- Sawant had done Bachchan’s make-up since his debut in Refugee and was the first person whose feet the actor touched for blessings before a first shot.
- In recent years Sawant was ailing and appeared on set less frequently, yet he continued to check in and oversee the work through his assistant.
- Colleagues including Priyanka Chopra, Jackie Shroff, Remo D’Souza, Lara Dutta, Zoya Akhtar and others posted condolences in response to the tribute.
- Sawant’s credits include Dhoom, Run, Ten, Tere Mere Sapne, Bluffmaster and Faasle, and his elder brother Deepak has long served as Amitabh Bachchan’s make-up artist.