Actor Navin Nischol dies of heart attack at the of 65 Years

Actor Navin Nischol expired of heart attack at the of 65 Years on 19th March 2011

Noted Bollywood actor Navin Nischol passed away here on Saturday after a massive heart attack.

The 65-year-old actor was travelling to Pune along with actor-filmmaker Randhir Kapoor in a car that morning, when he suffered a cardiac arrest. Mr. Nischol was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, but was declared dead upon arrival.


The funeral took place this evening in the presence of family members and friends from the film industry. The actor’s daughter Natasha, mother Kamla and brother Praveen were present.


He had made his debut with "Saawan Bhadon" in 1970. His last release was "Break ke Baad".


When Nischol made his debut as a hero in "Saawan Bhadon" in 1970, he was labelled the poor man's Rajesh Khanna. Khanna was at the peak of his career then, and had given a superhit — "Kati Patang" the same year. Nischol instantly clicked with the audience, and went on to a silver jubilee at the box office with his debut film. The film also saw the debut of Rekha, Roopesh Kumar, Jayshree T and Ranjeet.

A product of the FTII, Nischol made a successful debut with 'Sawan Bhadon' in 1970 and went on to star in several films like 'Victoria No 203', 'Dhund', 'Chhalia', 'Parwana', 'Buddha Mil Gaya', and later as character actor in 'Major


Saab', 'The Burning Train' aming others.

In the early 90s, he had made a successful transition to the small screen with the popular sitcom 'Dekh Bhai Dekh' alongside Farida Jalal, Shekhar Suman. The show was produced by Jaya Bachchan.

He was last seen in films like 'Khosla ka Ghosla' (2006) and Break ke Baad (2010). His wife had committed suicide in 2006.

His wife, Geetanjali, committed suicide in 2006.