Mumbai, October 7: Veteran actor Arun Bali is no more. Known for his various performances in Bollywood films, Arun Bali breathed his last in the wee hours at 4:30 am on Friday. He was 79.
As per reports, Arun Bali hadn't been keeping well for quite some time. He has two daughters, who reside in the US. Both of them will be landing in Mumbai on Saturday, and only after that the last rites will be done.
As per Bali's son Ankush, his father was suffering with Myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease caused by communication failure between nerves and muscles. He was admitted to a hospital early this year. He was reportedly responding well to the treatment, but died at 4.30 am on Friday.
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Arun Bali was known for his work in many films, including '3 Idiots', 'Kedarnath', 'Panipat', 'Hey Ram', 'Dand Nayak', 'Ready', 'Zameen', 'Policewala Gunda', 'Phool Aur Angaar', and 'Ram Jaane'. He also worked in many TV serials. He portrayed 'King Porus' in the 1991 historical drama 'Chanakya', Kunwar Singh in the Doordarshan soap opera 'Swabhimaan', and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, the Chief Minister of undivided Bengal, in the contentious and critically praised 2000 movie 'Hey Ram'. He was also a National Award-winning producer.
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-PTC News with ANI inputs
