Bollywood actor Ravi Baswani passed away in Halwandi, Uttaranchal on Tuesday afternoon, following a massive heart attack. The actor was best known for his perfect comic role in the movie, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro for which he won Filmfare Best Comedian Award in 1984. He was 64. Baswani made his Hindi cinema debut with Chashme Buddoor in 1981 directed by Sai Paranjpe and was seen in films like Ab Ayega Mazaa, Main Balwan, Jaan Tere Naam and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa. Baswani also acted...
- 7/28/2010
- GlamSham
Earlier this month, Kundan Shah, Naseerudin Shah and Ravi Baswani met after a long gap for coffee. The winning combination of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983) wanted to make a sequel.Now, the plan is stalled. Baswani is no more. The 63-year-old actor, who had charmed the audience with films like Chashme Baddoor (1981) and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993), suffered a massive heart attack today when he was returning from Shimla. He acted in nearly 30 movies and a number of television serials."I am shocked to hear this. We had almost decided on the script and things were going as planned. But life is unpredictable," says Kundan Shah. The director had met Naseerudin Shah and Baswani four or five times recently to discuss the sequel.Kundan Shah first met him in the 1970s when Baswani, a National School of Drama Graduate, had just moved to Mumbai from Delhi. "Those were his struggling days.
- 7/27/2010
- Filmicafe
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