Overview
- His manager said he died at 3 PM at Arogya Nidhi Hospital in Juhu after breathing difficulties, with doctors citing fluid in his lungs.
- Last rites were conducted the same evening at Santacruz Crematorium in a private ceremony kept out of the public eye per his request.
- He is survived by his wife Manju Asrani, his sister and a nephew, and the couple had no children.
- Tributes poured in from across the industry and public life, including Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- He had recently filmed scenes for Priyadarshan’s Haiwaan and is reported to appear posthumously in Haiwaan and Bhoot Bangla, after sharing a Diwali greeting hours before his death.