(Photo: Express archive) Girish Karnad, Kader Khan and other personalities left us in 2019. Girish Karnad: Another multi-hyphenate personality and a progressive voice that championed the freedom of expression, Girish Karnad, died on June 10. Shaukat Kaifi: Veteran actor and Shabana Azmi’s mother Shaukat Kaifi’s demise was a great loss for Indian theatre and cinema alike. Shriram Lagoo: A stalwart in Marathi theatre and cinema and a prolific character artiste in numerous Bollywood movies, Shriram Lagoo died of cardiac arrest at his Pune residence on December 17. Brother of veteran actor Shubha Khote, he also featured in popular films like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Ventilator and the TV show Zabaan Sambhalke.

Source: Indian Express December 30, 2019 11:37 UTC