'Laal Singh Chaddha' & 'Goodbye' actor Arun Bali passes away at 79, he was suffering from THIS rare disease

New Delhi: Veteran actor Arun Bali, who is known for his various roles in films and television shows, has passed away in Mumbai, at the age of 79.

Earlier, he was diagnosed with a rare neuromuscular disease myasthenia gravis.

Filmmaker and the president of Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association, Ashoke Pandit confirmed the sad demise of Bali. He tweeted, “Sad to know about the demise of veteran actor & a great human being #ArunBali ji who was not keeping well for some time.My heartfelt condolences to his family and near ones. A great loss to the T.V. & film industry.”

Born on December 23, 1942, he played the part of King Porus in the 1991 period drama ‘Chanakya’, Kunwar Singh in the Doordarshan soap opera ‘Swabhimaan’ and the Chief Minister of undivided Bengal, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, in the controversial and critically acclaimed 2000 film ‘Hey Ram’.

In the 2000s, he became known for his "grandfatherly" roles like that of Harshvardhan Wadhwa in ‘Kumkum’.

He was known for his roles in ‘Lage Raho Munna Bhai’, ‘3 Idiots’, ‘Barfi’, ‘PK’, ‘Airlift’, ‘Kedarnath’ ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ and 'Goodbye' among others. (UNI)