Veteran actor Avtar Kishen Hangal has died in a Mumbai
hospital today. He was 95. Mr Hangal was admitted to Parekh Hospital in Santa
Cruz in suburban Mumbai on August 16 after he slipped and fell in his bathroom,
fracturing his right thigh bone, on August 13.
Avtar Kishan Hangal (1 February 1917 - 26 August, 2012), popularly
known as A. K. Hangal, was an Indian character actor in Hindi language
films. His most notable roles are as Ram Shastri in Aaina (1977) as the Inder
Sen in Shaukeen, as Bipinlal Pandey in Namak Haraam, as Imaam Sa'ab in Sholay,
as Anokhelal in Manzil and the negative character in Prem Bandhan and the 16
films he did with Rajesh Khanna. He has acted in around 225 Hindi films in a
career spanning from 1966 to 2005.
Hangal, aged 95, had a fall on August 13. On August 16 he was admitted to
the Asha Parekh Hospital in Santa Cruz as he had suffered a back injury when he
fell in his house and fractured his right femur. He had to undergo a surgery,
but that could not take place as later it was found the actor has trouble
breathing and a history of lung disease, kidney problems and tuberculosis.
A sudden deterioration in his health was reported on August 25, 2012. Mr
Hangal's son, Vijay, said that he is in ICU but the life support system has
been withdrawn. He said he had been told that "it was just a matter of
time". AK Hangal was taken off life support on his orders.
AK Hangal breathed his last on 26th August 2012 at the age of 95
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