MUMBAI: Veteran actor Arun Bali is no more. Known for his various performances in Bollywood films, Arun Bali breathed his last at 4:30 am on Friday. He was 79. Some reports suggest Bali hadn’t been keeping well for quite some time.
He has two daughters who reside in the US. Both of them will be landing in Mumbai on Saturday, and only after that will the last rites be done.
Bali was known for his work in many films including ‘3 Idiots’, ‘Kedarnath’, ‘Panipat’, ‘Hey Ram’, ‘Dand Nayak’, ‘Ready’, ‘Zameen’, ‘Policewala Gunda’, ‘Phool Aur Angaar’ and ‘Ram Jaane’.
He also worked in many TV serials. He portrayed King Porus in the 1991 historical drama ‘Chanakya’, Kunwar Singh in the Doordarshan soap opera ‘Swabhimaan’, and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, the Chief Minister of undivided Bengal, in the contentious and critically praised 2000 movie ‘Hey Ram’. He was also a National Award-winning producer. (ANI)