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Arvind Trivedi, best known as Raavan in Ramayan, passes away
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THE TIMES OF INDIA (October 7, 2021)
Mumbai: Veteran actor Arvind Trivedi, best known for playing Raavan in the popular 1986 mythological show ‘Ramayan’, died on late Tuesday night following a heart attack. He was in his early 80s.
According to Trivedi’s nephew, Kaustubh Trivedi, the actor had been unwell for a long time and breathed his last around 10 pm at his residence in Kandivali.
“He had a lot of age-related health issues and was not keeping well. He was in the hospital earlier and had come home only recently. He died of a heart attack at his residence around 10-10.30 pm,” Kaustubh said.
His last rites were held at Dahanukar Wadi cremation ground, Kandivli, on Wednesday morning.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Arvind Trivedi, describing him as an “exceptional actor” who was passionate about public service.
Besides his acting career, in 1991, Trivedi was elected as a Member of Parliament from Sabarkatha constituency, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
A host of celebrities, including his co-stars from ‘Ramayan’, also took to social media to mourn his demise.
Trivedi acted in nearly 300 Hindi and Gujarati movies and found immense popularity in Ramanand Sagar’s TV series ‘Ramayan’.
The actor’s other works, including TV series ‘Vikram Aur Betaal’ (1985) and the 1998 Gujarati feature film ‘Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya’ were also huge hits.
Kangana Ranaut catches Gujarati play as part of prep for Simran
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The actress recently caught a play with filmmaker Hansal Mehta as part of her prep for their next film, Simran, which rolls this June
Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; May 31, 2016)
Almost a fortnight after Hansal Mehta revealed to Mirror that his (tentatively-titled) Simran's leading lady Kangana Ranaut would watch a series of Gujarati plays and films as part of the prep, the three-time National Award-winning actress turned up at the Tejpal Auditorium in Grant Road to catch a play titled, Baa Tane Hun Kya Rakhu, on Sunday evening.
"I was told by the film's team on Sunday morning that Kangana and Hansal wanted to watch the play. We were more than happy to host them. Kangana loved the play and was curious about the story, language and the setting. During the interval, she asked me what Gujarati terms like 'Hun Aavu Chu' meant and wanted to know if the actors wore collar mics while performing on the stage," informs the play's producer, Kaustubh Trivedi.
Incidentally, the play also features veteran actress Rohini Hattangadi. "She remembered my performances in Gandhi, ChaalBaaz and Agneepath and is a lovely girl. I had first seen her in Gangster and had loved her performance, which I told her on Sunday. She was very cute in Queen as well. Hansal was explaining the dialogues to her," Rohini says excitedly.
Kangana who starts shooting for Simran in June in Atlanta, San Francisco, San Jose and Las Vegas, met with the actors backstage. "She interacted with them and was happy clicking pictures. In fact, she was surprised to know that this was our 195th show. The team has shown interest in watching more Gujarati plays in the forthcoming weeks," reveals Kaustubh.
Simran is about an ambitious Gujarati girl who gets involved in petty crime in California, US. "I play a bank robber. The story is inspired by real-life incidents but not directly by Sandeep Kaur. It's about a Gujarati girl who dreams of making it big. She sets out to fulfil her mother's dreams but ends up losing everything," the 29-year-old actress had revealed to Mirror (August 13, 2015).
Meanwhile, Hansal and Kangana will also visit Gujarat for a few days and, besides spending time with the locals in Ahmedabad, will also meet and interact with Gujarati NRIs settled in the US to understand their lifestyle. "We will keep Kangana's look extremely authentic to the culture," Hansal shares.
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