Jaspal Singh Bhatti (3 March 1955 – 25 October 2012) was an
Indian television personality famous for his satirical take on the problems of
the common man. He is most well known for his television series Flop Show and
mini capsules Ulta Pulta which ran on Doordarshan, India's national television
network, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
On 25 October 2012, he died in a car accident. The Honda
Accord car which the 57-year-old actor/director's son Jasraj Bhatti was driving
hit a tree near Shahkot in Nakodar area of the Jalandhar district. The accident
took place at around 1.30 am, when Jasraj lost the control over the vehicle
while taking a blind turn and rammed into a roadside tree. The actor, along
with his son and actress Surilie Gautam, was driving from Bhatinda to Jalandhar
for the promotion of his Punjabi Film, Power Cut, based on frequent power cuts
in Punjab. Bhatti was sitting in the rear seat of the car and received serious
head injuries. Bhatti was taken to a private hospital in Jalandhar where he was
declared dead on arrival by the doctors.
