On 17
December, actor Shriram Lagoo passed away at Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital in
Pune. He was 92 years of age.
Lagoo was an
actor with a diverse variety of work attached to his name. During his lifetime,
he acted in various films and theatre plays in different languages like Hindi,
Marathi and Gujarati.
According to
Pune Mirror, his last rites will be performed on 19 December after his son
arrives in Pune. His son is currently in the USA.
In 1978, he
got the Filmfare award for Best Supporting Actor in the film Gharaonda, which
also starred Amol Palekar.
In 2006, Lagoo was awarded the Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratisthan for his contribution to cinema and theater. Actor Rsihi Kapoor expressed his emotions on such a loss of hindi cinema
Some of his
other Bollywood works included Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Inkaar, Manzir, Laawaris
and more. Vedyache Ghar Unhat, Natsamrat, Premachi Goshta? and Ithe Oshadhla
Mrityu were a few of his popular Marathi works.