The actor is reported to have owned a rental property for the past five or six years in McLeodganj, Upper Dharamshala, and used to visit the place regularly.
Actor Asif Basra, known for starring in films such as “Jab We Met,” “Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai” and “Kai Po Che!”, Died here Thursday, police said. He was 53 years old.
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The actor was found hanging in a private compound here by police and a team of forensic experts is on the scene, said SSP Kangra Vimukt Ranjan.
Police are investigating the case and more details are expected, Ranjan added.
The actor is reported to have owned a rental property for the past five or six years in McLeodganj, Upper Dharamshala, and used to visit the place regularly.
In his career spanning more than two decades, Basra played supporting roles in many critically acclaimed films such as “Black Friday,” “Parzania” and “Outsourced.”
Among his notable performances in Hindi cinema, Basra played the crafty booth owner in Imtiaz Ali’s 2007 film “Jab We Met” alongside the likes of Kareena Kapoor Khan and Shahid Kapoor.
He played the father of Emraan Hashmi’s Shoaib Khan in Milan Luthria’s “Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai” (2010).
Basra recently starred in the hit Amazon Prime Video series “Paatal Lok.”
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