The legendary actor who was ENT surgeon by profession

Veteran actor Shreeram Lagoo a stalwart in Marathi theatre and cinema and a prolific character artiste in numerous Bollywood movies passed away on Tuesday evening He was 92 Lagoo died of cardiac arrest at his Pune residence around 8 pm The last rites will be performed after his son comes from the US his wife Deepa Lagoo said in a statementLagoo born in Satara in 1927 and a trained as an ENT surgeon by profession played an important role in the growth of theatre movement in Maharashtra in postIndependence era alongside Vijay Tendulkar Vijaya Mehta and Arvind DeshpandeAccording to his acclaimed autobiography Lamaan A porter theatre bug bit Lagoo when he was in school and he became a part of Progressive Drama Group a noncommercial group of theatre lovers when he was in B J Medical College Pune Lagoo however did not become a commercial actor until he reached his 40s He became a surgeon and worked in a hospital in Kenya for some years After quitting practise and becoming a fulltime actor he tasted commercial success with V Shantarams Pinjra 1972As an actor his roles in Marathi plays such as Natsamrat and Himalayachi Saoli and films like Pinjra made him popular In Bollywood Lagoo essayed memorable roles in films like Ek Din Achanak Gharonda Muqaddar Ka Sikandar and Laawaris He played Gopal Krishna Gokhale in Richard Attenboroughs Gandhi Lagoo affectionately known in theatre circles as Doctor was also known for his progressive and rationalist viewsA Marathi article written by him for the daily Maharashtra Times captioned Parmeshwarala Retire Kara Its time to send God into retirement caused much debate He was also instrumental in setting up Saamajik Krutadnyta Nidhi social gratitude fund for social workers Lagoo is survived by his wife actor Deepa Lagoo a son and a daughter His son Tanveer died at a young age when a stone hurled by someone hit him while he was travelling by trainAs the news of Lagoos death spread condolences poured in from the world of theatre cinema and politics My tributes to all time great artist Shreeram Lagu We have lost a versatile personality A unique theatre actor dominated silver screen and created impact He was social activist simultaneously Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar tweetedMy 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 simultaneouslymdash Prakash Javadekar PrakashJavdekar December 17 2019West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called Lagoo an accomplished thespian Saddened at the passing away of veteran actor Dr Shriram Lagoo An accomplished thespian his role portrayals were a hallmark of many Hindi films Marathi films and stage for over four decades My condolences to his family and fans Banerjee posted on TwitterSaddened at the passing away of veteran actor Dr Shriram Lagoo An accomplished thespian his role portrayals were a hallmark of many Hindi films Marathi films and stage for over four decades My condolences to his family and fansmdash Mamata Banerjee MamataOfficial December 17 2019Satish Alekar a noted playwright said Indian threatre had lost a giant with the death of Lagoo He was the last soldier who steadfastly believed in freedom of expression and he stood for the freedom of expression during the Emergency Alekar said He steadfastly stood behind Vijay Tendulkar and other actors of Ghanshiram Kotwal and Sakharam BinderRishi Kapoor remembered Lagoo as one of the most spontaneous actors R I P One of the most natural spontaneous actors Dr Shreeram Lagoo sahab leaves us Did several films way back Unfortunately never got to work with him in the past 2530 years He had a retired life in Pune Love you Dr Sahab Kapoor tweetedR I P One of the most natural spontaneous actors Dr Shreeram Lagoo sahab leaves us Did several films way back Unfortunately never got to work with him in the past 2530 years He had a retired life in Pune Love you Dr Sahab 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man of many faces his eternal legacy will continue reign the hearts of millions Rest in peace Natasamrat BJP leader and former Maharashtra minister Vinod Tawde saidWith a very heavy heart our nation bids adieu to the legend rightly considered as one of pioneers of the Indian theatre Dr Shriram Lagoo The man of many faces his eternal legacy will continue reign the hearts of millions Rest in peace Natasamrat pictwittercom6mMhf0r4e9mdash Vinod Tawde TawdeVinod December 17 2019Catch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever