New Delhi: Mangal Dhillon, a veteran Punjabi and Hindi film actor-turned-director, has died. He died of cancer after a protracted struggle. Mangal was hospitalised to a hospital in Ludhiana before his death. More information concerning his final rites is awaited. Mangal Dhillon died just a week before his birthday, on June 18.
Mangal Dhillon was born into a Sikh household in the Punjab area of Faridkot. He attended Panj Graayin Kalan Government School for his primary and secondary education. He then relocated to Uttar Pradesh, close to his father’s property. Mangal graduated from Nighasan’s Zila Parishad high school in the Lakhimpur Kheri district.
Mangal Dhillon dies after fighting cancer
The late actor also worked in a Delhi theatre. In 1980, he completed his post-graduate diploma in acting. Mangal made his acting debut in 1986 with the television serial Katha Sagar. He also appeared in another TV show, Buniyaad, the same year. Junoon, Kismat, The Great Maratha, Panther, Ghutan, Sahil, Maulana Azad, Mujrim Hazir, Rishta, Yug, and Noorjahan are among his other credits.
Mangal Dhillon has appeared in a number of feature films, including Khoon Bhari Maang, Zakhmi Aurat, Dayavan, Kahan Hai Kanoon, Naaka Bandi, Amba, Akayla, Janasheen, Train To Pakistan, and Dalaal. In 2017, he played Lakha in the film Toofan Singh.
