Legend passes away! Veteran actor Vikram Gokhale breathed his last breath in Pune

Pune, Nov 26: Veteran film actor Vikram Gokhale passed away in Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital on Saturday (Nov 26), the Pune hospital where he was in critical condition said. He was 77.

Gokhale was hosptialized for some time now and was "life support." His body will be kept for Antim Darshan at Balgandharv Rangmanch. His last rites conducted 6 pm at Vaikunth Samshan Bhumi in Pune, the hospital said in a statement.

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On Thursday (Nov 24) there was a rumour about the veteran's death after which several Bollywood celebrities including Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Aly Goni, Jaaved Jaafery took to Twitter to express condolences. Dr Dhananjay Kelkar from Deenanth Mangeshkar Hospital as well as the actor's daughter later refuted the rumours,

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Over a career spanning more than 40 years, Gokhale has appeared in various Marathi and Bollywood films, including legendary movies like 'Agneepath,' and 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam,' in 1999. He was last seen in 'Nikamma' alongside Shilpa Shetty and Abhimanyu Dassani. The film hit the theatres in June this year.