Veteran actor Arun Bali passes away at 79, fans pay homage
The actor was suffering from a rare neuromuscular disease.
By ET Online |
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Actor Arun Bali, best known for his work on TV show 'Swabhimaan' and blockbuster hit '3 Idiots', died on Friday morning at his residence in suburban Mumbai. He was 79. Bali's son Ankush said his father was suffering with Myasthenia gravis, a rare autoimmune disease caused by communication failure between nerves and muscles, for which he was admitted to a hospital early this year.
Ankush said his father was responding well to the treatment but passed away at around 4.30 am.
"My father left us. He was suffering from Myasthenia gravis. He had mood swings for two-three days. He told the caretaker he wanted to go to the washroom and after coming out he told him he wanted to sit down and he never got up then," he told PTI.
Bali made his acting debut with noted filmmaker Lekh Tandon's TV show 'Doosra Keval' as superstar Shah Rukh Khan's uncle and went on to work in TV shows such as period drama 'Chanakya', 'Swabhimaan', 'Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand', 'Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan', and 'P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke'.
Some of his popular films include 'Saugandh', 'Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman', 'Khalnayak', 'Satya', 'Hey Ram', 'Lage Raho Munna Bhai', '3 Idiots', 'Ready', 'Barfi', 'Manmarziyaan', 'Kedarnath', 'Samrat Prithviraj', and 'Laal Singh Chaddha'.
Following the news of his death, fans took to social media to mourn his demise. A social media user wrote, "God bless his soul. He was so good in every role." Another one tweeted, "He was such a natural actor. RIP."
His last film 'Goodbye', also featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Rashmika Mandanna, released on Friday.
Bali is survived by a son and three daughters.
Ankush said his father was responding well to the treatment but passed away at around 4.30 am.
"My father left us. He was suffering from Myasthenia gravis. He had mood swings for two-three days. He told the caretaker he wanted to go to the washroom and after coming out he told him he wanted to sit down and he never got up then," he told PTI.
Bali made his acting debut with noted filmmaker Lekh Tandon's TV show 'Doosra Keval' as superstar Shah Rukh Khan's uncle and went on to work in TV shows such as period drama 'Chanakya', 'Swabhimaan', 'Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand', 'Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan', and 'P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke'.
Some of his popular films include 'Saugandh', 'Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman', 'Khalnayak', 'Satya', 'Hey Ram', 'Lage Raho Munna Bhai', '3 Idiots', 'Ready', 'Barfi', 'Manmarziyaan', 'Kedarnath', 'Samrat Prithviraj', and 'Laal Singh Chaddha'.
Following the news of his death, fans took to social media to mourn his demise. A social media user wrote, "God bless his soul. He was so good in every role." Another one tweeted, "He was such a natural actor. RIP."
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His last film 'Goodbye', also featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Rashmika Mandanna, released on Friday.
Bali is survived by a son and three daughters.
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