Veteran actor Vikram Gokhale dies at age 75

New Delhi: Veteran actor Vikram Gokhale has died in Pune hospital where he was undergoing treatment, said family.

The health of veteran actor Vikram Gokhale deteriorated on Saturday morning as he continued to be on ventilator support, the authorities of a city-based hospital, where he is undergoing treatment, said on Saturday.

Gokhale, 75, was been undergoing treatment at the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital here for the past few days following health complications.

His mortal remains will be kept at the Balgandharva Auditorium in the city and the last rites will be performed at the Vaikunth crematorium in the evening, a family friend of the actor said.

Gokhale, an artist equally at home in theatre, television and movies, has acted in several Marathi and Bollywood films, including the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer "Agneepath" (1990), "Bhool Bhulaiyaa" (2007), "Natsamrat" (2015) and "Mission Mangal" (2019). His latest release is the Marathi film "Godavari".