New Delhi: Veteran actor Arun Bali, who is popularly known for his role as Kunwar Singh in Swabhimaan, took his last breath today (October 7, 2022) at the age of 79. According to the news agency ANI, the actor died in Mumbai. His last film, GoodBye, has been released in theatres today (October 7, 2022).
Veteran actor Arun Bali passed away at the age of 79 years in Mumbai
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After hearing this news, his fans started giving tribute to the late actor on Twitter. A person wrote, “God bless his soul. He was so good in every role.” Another one tweeted, “He was such a natural actor. RIP.” A fan also said, “Saw him battling for life, and surviving in the reel, but he bids us goodbye on the day of the release.”
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Earlier this year, the actor was diagnosed with a rare neuromuscular disease and hospitalised. Nupur Alankar, who is a member of CINTAA, told ETimes then, “I was on call with Arun Bali sir when I sensed something is majorly wrong with his speech and pointed it out to him. After that I tried contacting his son Ankush, but couldn’t get through. Then I called up Rajeev Menon who is Ankush’s colleague and got his other number and I advised him to take Arun sir to the hospital immediately.”
He further said, his daughter told that he has been diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis. Nupur had said, “Today I received a call from Arun ji’s number… he couldn’t speak clearly at all. His daughter Itishree informed me about his condition. I am truly concerned. I pray for his fast recovery.”
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The actor was seen in many films and television series including the 1991 period drama Chanakya where he played King Porus. He is also known for his roles like the chief minister of undivided Bengal, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, in the film Hey Ram (2000) and Harshvardhan Wadhwa in Kumkum. He was also seen in films like 3 Idiots, Kedarnath and Panipat among others.
Arun was last seen in the film Goodbye, released on Friday. Directed by Vikas Bahl, the film also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rashmika Mandanna, Neena Gupta, Sunil Grover, Pavail Gulati, Ashish Vidyarthi, Elli AvrRam, Sahil Mehta, Shivin Narang and Abhishekh Khan in lead roles.