A wave of grief gripped the Marathi industry on Friday, July 14. Veteran actor Ravindra Mahajani, father of Imlie star Gashmeer Mahajani, was found dead in his rented flat near Talegaon Dabhade in Maval taluka at Ambi village. Ravindra Mahajani was 77. According to reports, he was living alone for the last seven to eight months. The news has left the Marathi film world mourning. When the body was sent for postmortem, doctors revealed that Ravindra Mahajani might have been dead for about three days.
Shivaji Gaware, senior inspector of Pimpri Chinchwad police, shared that the neighbors alerted the Talegaon MIDC police station after they found a foul smell emanating from Ravindra Mahajani’s flat, at about 4:30 in the evening. Soon after, the police team reached the location and broke the door open, since it was locked from the inside, to find Ravindra Mahajani dead. The owner of the apartment identified him as Ravindra Mahajani.
Gashmeer Mahajani was informed about his father Shivaji Gaware’s death by the police, reports Maharashtra Times. The 38-year-old, who was living in Mumbai left for Talegaon, to pay his last respects. He has not yet commented anything on his father’s demise. Shivaji Gaware’s corpse was sent for autopsy at the Talegaon Dabhade hospital, reported TOI. The veteran actor’s mortal remains will be handed to the family members after the post-mortem, to find out the cause of his death.
Ravindra Mahajani was associated with Vinod Khanna for his striking resemblance to the veteran Bollywood actor. He shelled out some stellar performances in films like Aaram Haram Aahe (1976)
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