A gold medallist from Pune’s FTII, Nischol was a great actor

The last rites of veteran Bollywood actor Navin Nischol, who passed away on Saturday while en route to Pune, were performed here on Saturday evening.

The last rites were performed at the Santacruz Crematorium in the presence of his friends, including Govind Nihalani, Santacruz Crematorium, Prakash Jha, Rishi Kapoor and Randhir Kapoor.

Nischol was 65 at the time of his death from a heart attack.

According to family friend Manmohan Shetty, Nischol complained about feeling uneasy at Sion and a few minutes later passed away. He had an over four-decade-long time span in the Indian film and television industry.

He had made his debut with “Saawan Bhadon” in 1970 with his favourite Rekha and his last release was “Break ke Baad“.

A gold medallist from Pune’s Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Nischol became a popular actor with movies like “Buddha Mila Gaya“, “Dhund”,” Victoria No. 203″, “Hanste Zakhm” and “Woh Main Nahin”. He possessed chocolate-boy looks and flourished as a hero for a decade.

From 1980 onwards, Nischol played character roles with movies such as “Saboot“, “Teri Baahon Mein” and “Samundar“. He also worked in quite a few television serials, including Anand Mahendroo’s “ Dekh Bhai Dekh”.