Bangalore:
Bollywood actor Bob Christo, the man who played "gora" henchman in films of the eighties and nineties, including Amitabh Bachchan's " Namak Halal" and " Agneepath", passed away in Bangalore on Sunday afternoon.
The 70-year-old actor, of Australian origin, died of"rupture of left ventricle free valve", or cardiac rupture insimple terms, at Sri Jayadeva Institute of CardiovascularSciences and Research, sources in the hospital told PTI.
Christo was admitted to the hospital yesterday after hecomplained of chest pain, and it turned out that he had aheart attack. The doctors performed angioplasty but his condition continued to be critical. One of the arteries even had a 90 per cent block.
Sources said the actor, known for his bald look, wasworking on his biography, which he was planning to be launchby actor Ajay Kumar sometime later this year.
He got his first break, as a villain, in a Hindi movie theSanjay Khan-directed,"Abdullah" in 1980.
Since then, he has appeared in over 200 movies, including"Qurbani", "Sarfarosh", "Kismat", "Gumrah", "Roop Ki RaniChoron Ka Raja", "Agneepath" and "Mr India" , released in the1980s and 90s.
He had made Bangalore his home for the past several years.Christo was said to be inactive from the Hindi movie industryfor the last eight years.
Farah Ali Khan tweeted, "Recd some sad news today. Actor Bob Christo who worked in my dads film Abdullah passed away in Bangalore 2day."
May he rest in peace.
Bollywood actor Bob Christo, the man who played "gora" henchman in films of the eighties and nineties, including Amitabh Bachchan's " Namak Halal" and " Agneepath", passed away in Bangalore on Sunday afternoon.
The 70-year-old actor, of Australian origin, died of"rupture of left ventricle free valve", or cardiac rupture insimple terms, at Sri Jayadeva Institute of CardiovascularSciences and Research, sources in the hospital told PTI.
Christo was admitted to the hospital yesterday after hecomplained of chest pain, and it turned out that he had aheart attack. The doctors performed angioplasty but his condition continued to be critical. One of the arteries even had a 90 per cent block.
He got his first break, as a villain, in a Hindi movie theSanjay Khan-directed,"Abdullah" in 1980.
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He had made Bangalore his home for the past several years.Christo was said to be inactive from the Hindi movie industryfor the last eight years.
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May he rest in peace.
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