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Bollywood actor Deven Verma passes away
Pune, Dec 2 (IBNS) Bollywood actor Deven Verma, known for essaying light comic roles that had endeared him to the cine goers for generations, passed away on Tuesday in Pune, He was 77.
He died of heart attack and kidney failure at around 2 pm, said reports.
Born in 1937, Deven Varma has been acting since the 1960s and was popular for his light hearted roles in films of Basu Chatterjee and late Hrishikesh Mukherjee. He had also worked with filmmakers like Gulzar.
Married to the daughter of late Bollywood legend Ashok Kumar's daughter Rupa Ganguly, Verma himself had also produced and directed some films including Besharam. He had won Filmfare Best Comedian Award for Chori Mera Kaam, Chor Ke Ghar Chor and Angoor.
Verma had grown up in Pune and studied at the Nowrosjee Wadia College for Arts and Science (University of Pune) (1953–57), graduating with Honours in Politics and Sociology.
He had acted also in Marathi and Bhojpuri films.
In many films Verma shared screen space with Bollywood big time actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Rajesh Khanna and later with stars like Aamir Khan.
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