Veteran actor Shriram Lagoo passes away in Pune

| Published: Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 0:46 [IST]

Pune, Dec 18: Eminent theatre and film actor Dr Shriram Lagoo passed away due to age-related ailments at his Pune residence on Tuesday evening, family sources said.

He was 92. "I spoke to his son-in-law. He passed away due to age-related complications," playwright Satish Alekar told PTI.

Lagoo, who was a trained ENT surgeon, played important role in the growth of theatre movement in Maharashtra in post-Independence era alongwith Vijay Tendulkar, Vijaya Mehta and Arvind Deshpande.