B-town stars skip A K Hangal's prayer meet
Bollywood and TV actors attended the prayer meet for veteran actor A K Hangal who died at the age of 95 in a Mumbai hospital on Sunday morning.
Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) paid tribute to the works of veteran actor Mr Hangal, who started his acting journey with theatre, at a ceremony at the Prithvi Theatre.
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Bollywood and TV actors attended the prayer meet for veteran actor A K Hangal who died at the age of 95 in a Mumbai hospital on Sunday morning.
Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) paid tribute to the works of veteran actor Mr Hangal, who started his acting journey with theatre, at a ceremony at the Prithvi Theatre. While many of Mr Hangal's colleagues from the world of showbiz came to the prayer meet, Bollywood's biggest stars skipped the occasion. The Bachchans, Dharmendra and Hema Malini – all of who co-starred with Mr Hangal in Sholay - were notably absent. -
An act was performed by a group of theatre artistes to pay tribute to A K Hangal's contribution to cinema. Mr Hangal has acted in hit films like Sholay, Aandhi, Kora Kagaz, Bawarchi and Guddi, typically playing the role of father or uncle to the leading actor.
The 1982 comedy, Shaukeen, directed by Basu Bhattacharya was one of his best roles. Mr Hangal received the Padma Bhushan in 2006.
