Actor Ravi Patwardhan passes away at 84

Actor Ravi Patwardhan, known for his work in Hindi and Marathi cinema as well as theatre, passed away on Saturday, following a massive heart attack. He was 84.

“He passed away due to massive heart attack on Saturday night around 9-9:30 pm. He had some breathing issues and had a seizure at home so we rushed him immediately to hospital. He stopped responding and within half-an-hour, we lost him,” Ravi’s elder son Niranjan Patwardhan told PTI

In his career, which began in the late 1970s, Ravi Patwardhan played a variety of roles in films, TV shows and plays. One of his notable Hindi film roles came in Tezaab. He also starred in movies like Ankush, Jhanjaar, Bond and Yeshwant.

He was last seen in TV show Aggabai Sasubai.