Veteran Bollywood actor Shreeram Lagoo dies

Pune: Legendary Bollywood and Marathi actor Shreeram Lagoo passed away after prolonged illness, here at a private hospital, on Tuesday. He was 92.Lagoo, acted in over 211 films including Hindi and Marathi films and was considered as one of the greatest Marathi stage actor.

Information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar expressed his condolences saying that 'it is a loss of versatile personality'. "My tributes to all time great artist Shreeram Lagoo. We have lost a versatile personality. A unique theatre actor dominated silver screen and created impact. He was social activists simultaneously", Mr Javadekar tweeted.

The Bollywood actor had won the 1978 Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for the Hindi film Gharaonda. He is best known for his role in the Marathi play Natasamrat.

Lagoo had a medical background and used to practice medicine and surgery in Pune and Tanzania in the 1960s. When his theatre career took off in 1969, he became a full time actor. 

He has legendary status in Marathi cinema, where he has done many iconic films which include Sinhasan, Pinjra and Mukta. Some of his most prestigious works include Gidhade, Garbo and Atmakatha.(UNI)