Taking to Instagram, Yashpal Sharma wrote, “Pradeep Rawat Our Gajini
Deva of LagaanRIP (sic).”
Meanwhile, Rawat’s manager Siddharth Tiwari told Hindustan Times, “He was suffering from cancer, and it had relapsed. He has died a few hours back.”
Pradeep Rawat began his acting journey with B.R. Chopra’s iconic television series Mahabharat, where he portrayed Ashwatthama. Over a career spanning four decades, he became one of Indian cinema’s most recognisable screen villains, appearing in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. Besides Ghajini and Lagaan, he was also remembered for his performances in Sarfarosh, Sye, Chatrapathi, Stalin and Singh Is Bliing.
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