Asif Basra was 53 years old (Photo: Asif Basra / Facebook)
Stage and film actor Asif Basra, known for films such as Outsourced, Black Friday, Parzania, Jab We Met and Krrish 3 and more recently Amazon Prime Video’s Paatal Lok and Disney + Hotstar’s Hostages, died by suicide in a guesthouse. private in McLeod Ganj, Himachal. Pradesh.
Vimukt Ranjan, SP Dharamshala, told indianexpress.com, “Asif Basra committed suicide this morning. The body has been subjected to an autopsy. It will be done tomorrow. There is no suicide note. “
Asif Basra was also part of Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, Kai Po Che, Ek Villain, Kaalakaandi and others.
Basra’s colleagues in Bollywood have been expressing their shock and grief on social media.
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta tweeted: “Asif Basra! It can’t be true … This is very, very sad. “
Maanvi Gagroo posted on Twitter: “This is terrible news. RIP Asif. Thank you for all your words of encouragement each time we meet. “
Shruti Seth wrote on Twitter: “RIP #asifbasra”.
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Sachin Krishn, who directed Basra in his last Hostages season 2 screencast, told indianexpress.com: “I am shocked by the news. I don’t know all the facts. He was such a jovial person on sets. In fact, we used to envy his life because he stayed in the hills and came to Mumbai just to shoot. He was not only a good actor but, more importantly, a beautiful person. It feels like a personal loss. “
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