Asif Basra passes away: B-town celebs mourn the tragic death

Bollywood actor Asif Basra passed away at the age of 53 on Thursday November 12 2020 The veteran actor known for his memorable roles in a number of films like Jab We Met Kai Po Che and Hichkiwas found dead at his rented residence in Dharamshala Himachal PradeshThe actordied by suicideAsif Basra allegedly died by hanging himself with a leash of his pet dog The incident took place at 1130 am on Thursday No suicide note has been recovered The police are currently investigating the case Vimukt Ranjan superintendent of police Dharamshala Himachal Pradesh confirmed to middayHis tragic and sudden death has sent many of his costars and directors in shock Several of BTown folk mourned his tragic death and paid their condolences In his over twodecadelong career Basra played supporting parts in many criticallyacclaimed features like Black Friday Parzania and Outsourced However it was a smallbutmemorable role in Imtiaz Alis romantic comedy Jab We Met that made him a popular face Basra played the role of astation vendor in Alis film harassing Kareena Kapoor at Ratlam railway stationImitiaz went to memory lane remembering the good old day with the late actor Speaking to IANS the director said I remember while making Jab We Met I wanted an intelligent actor who could convey what I was trying to say and present I wanted to show two qualities lechery and humour at the same time through that role I wanted him to be threatening and funny at the same time So for the role I wanted a special actor who had the mind and the skill to perform I have known Aasif through theatre in Mumbai It is what had led me to him many years agoReacting to his death he said For me Asif is a special part of a special film He was a fantastic actor The news of his demise is very shocking and disturbingApart from Jab We Met the actor found success in Rani Mukherjistarrer Hickhi The 2018film saw him play the role of a peon named Shyamlal and that too in perfection SiddharthMalhotra who directed this film mourned the tragic loss of the actor Speaking exclusively to midday Malhotra said He would often say that he would visit the place to live in the mountains and to escape from Mumbai Despite being talented he didnt have an ego He was also wellread and versed in several subjects As an actor he was hungry and would always try to make a scene better he saidMukesh Chhabra who had roped in late actor Asif Basra for projects like Kai Po Che and Hostages 2 was shocked by the reports of his death He was such a brilliant actor and so energetic I am still in shock He was so positive For every role he would say if you want to audition me I am always readyWhether it was two scenes or three scenes he used to stand out in every film His personality was such that he used to leave a mark He used to improvise too for he was a spontaneous actor the director saidAsif was last seen in webseries Hostages 2 The cast of Hostages 2 including director Sudhir Mishra mourned his loss Heres what Mishra tweetedAsif Basra gone knew for many years and then had the good fortune of working with him in Hostages 2 Lovely guyHe brought certain energy with him to the set A private man so never spoke about his personal life but I knew that he had moved to Himachal n lived their part of d yrmdash Sudhir Mishra IAmSudhirMishra November 12 2020Ronit Roy took to his Instagram handle to pen a heartfelt note for his late costarView this post on InstagramA post shared by Ronit Boseroy ronitboseroyDivya Dutta tweetedTerribly shocked to hear about asifbasra s untimely demise We shot togetger for hostages2 Looked sucha happy free spirited man And was Sucha fab actor Rip Asif this is hard to digestmdash Divya Dutta divyadutta25 November 12 2020Filmmaker Hansal Mehta was one of the first ones to share the tragic news on Twitter He expressed his shock and sorrow about the news Heres what he tweetedAsif Basra Cant be true This is just very very sadmdash Hansal Mehta mehtahansal November 12 2020Retweeting Hansals tweet actor Manoj Bajpayee wrote What This is too shocking Shot with him just before Lockdown Oh My GodWhat This is too shocking Shot with him just before Lockdown Oh My God httpstcoalfYTGxChHmdash manoj bajpayee BajpayeeManoj November 12 2020Anushka Sharma took to her Instagram story and paid her last respectsSwara Bhaskar said that she was numb and shocked upon hearing the tragic news She wroteThis is heartbreaking and rings too close to home to know that more than one artist is suffering to a point where they choose death over life Speechless and numb with shock RIP AsifBasra This is becoming a scarily familiar tragedy ethAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0092AcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0094ethAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0092AcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0094ethAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0092AcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0094 httpstco3X1uDSFhvdmdash Swara Bhasker ReallySwara November 12 2020Rest in peace Basra sir You 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