Actor Javed Khan Amrohi dies from lung failure

After a prolonged illness, Khan, in his early 70s, passed away due to lung failure at a Mumbai hospital on Tuesday. “Javed was suffering from a respiratory ailment and was bedridden for one year. He was undergoing treatment at Surya Nursing Home,” filmmaker Ramesh Talwar told PTI. Amrohi is survived by a son and a daughter.

Gutted to hear about #JavedKhanAmrohi Bhai’s demise. This seems to be a season of farewell. 💔💐

Condolences to his family, friends, colleagues @iptamumbai 🙏🏽#Nukkadd #Lagaan, and so on and so forth. pic.twitter.com/FpV17XMRO8

— Danish Husain । دانش حُسین । दानिश हुसैन (@DanHusain) February 14, 2023

A social media post by IPTA, Mumbai, called the actor “an integral part” of their association. “Javed ji has been a member of IPTA since 1972, serving as an actor, director and general secretary for many years. Even after passing out from the FTII, his commitment to theatre was constant. We mourn the passing of a wholesome artist,” the post stated. It also shared stills from IPTA plays Apan Toh Bhai Aise Hai, Saiyyan Bhai Kotwal, Bhookhe Bhajan Na Hoye Gopala and Sufaid Kundali, in which Amrohi had acted..

(With inputs from PTI)