Overview

• Asrani’s death was confirmed by family members and his personal assistant, who said he passed away on October 20 in the afternoon after a prolonged illness.
• His last rites were performed the same day at Santacruz Crematorium in Mumbai, with ANI images showing family gathered for the ceremony.
• According to his assistant, the family conducted a swift, private funeral in keeping with Asrani’s wish to avoid public commotion and spoke about his passing only afterward.
• He had shared Diwali greetings on social media hours before his death, despite having been unwell for some time.
• Over a five-decade career spanning more than 350 films in Hindi and Gujarati cinema, the FTII alumnus became beloved for comic and character roles, notably the jailer in Sholay, and also wrote and directed films.