Veteran
actor
Vikram
Gokhale
passed
away
on
Saturday
(November
26)
afternoon
at
the
age
of
77.
The
actor
was
admitted
to
a
private
hospital
in
Pune
on
November
5
after
suffering
severe
health
complications
and
was
put
on
life
support.
Gokhale,
who
is
a
national
award
winner,
has
acted
in
numerous
Hindi
and
Marathi
films
and
has
been
an
active
part
of
theatre
and
television
as
well.
The
legendary
actor
who
began
his
acting
career
with
Marathi
theatre
in
the
1960s
went
on
to
achieve
success
as
a
well-known
name
in
the
film
industry.
His
contribution
to
Indian
cinema
is
remarkable,
and
he
is
counted
among
the
most
loved
and
versatile
performers
in
the
film
industry.
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Veteran
actor
Vikram
Gokhale
Passes
Away:
विक्रम
गोखले
का
निधन,
82
की
उम्र
में
ली
आखिरी
सांस
The
actor,
besides
working
in
films
and
theaters,
was
never
hesitant
to
give
his
best
on
the
small
screen.
He
has
appeared
in
tv
shows
like
Ghar
Aaja
Pardeep,
Alpviraam,
Jaana
Na
Dil
Se
Door,
Sanjeevni,
and
Indrashanush.
Vikram
Gokhlae's
theatrical
and
cinematic
inclination
and
brilliance
can
be
traced
back
to
his
great-grandmother
Durgabai
Deodhar,
who
was
India's
first
female
actor
to
appear
on
the
big
screen,
while
his
grandmother
Kamlabai
Gokhale
and
father
Chandrakant
Gokhale
are
celebrated
artists
in
Marathi
cinema.
In
one
of
his
not-so-old
interviews
with
ETimes,
Vikram
Gokhale
expressed
his
thoughts
about
being
a
theatre
actor
and
how
stage
performances
elevated
his
acting
career.
"I
grew
up
around
the
magic
of
theatre
and
cinema
and
without
Marathi
theatre,
my
journey
as
an
actor
would
not
have
been
as
meaningful.
My
play
'Sach
Kahoon
Toh' is
contemporary
in
its
tenor
and
revisits
the
classic
traditions
of
a
suspense
thriller.
For
me,
personally,
it
was
also
very
exciting
to
explore
the
teleplay
format
and
work
with
young
and
promising
actors,"
he
had
said.
For
the
uninitiated,
Vikram
Gokhale's
first
Marathi
play
was
Katha.
Earlier
this
week,
several
media
reports
claimed
the
actor
had
died,
which
was
denied
by
his
daughter.
Gokhale's
mortal
remains
will
be
kept
at
Bal
Gandharva
Sabagruha
for
family
and
friends
to
pay
their
last
tribute,
and
his
late
rites
will
be
performed
at
6
p.m.
today
at
Vaikunth
Crematorium
in
Pune.