RIP Asif Basra: Anushka Sharma, Emraan Hashmi, among others share condolence messages

Actor Asif Basra, kwn for starring in movies such as Jab We Met, Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai and Kai Po Che!, died on Thursday, police said. He was 53. actor was found hanging in a private complex here by police and a team of forensic experts is on spot, said SSP Kangra Vimukt Ranjan.

Bollywood celebrities including Anushka Sharma, Emraan Hashmi, Onir, Rahul Dholakia, among ors paid ir condolences. Anushka shared a picture of Asif and wrote, "My sincere condolences and prayers with family and loved ones. RIP Asif Basra." with folded hands emoji. Ranvir Shorey wrote, "What h*** is wrong with this year?! How many more amazing people will it take?! Shocked & utterly sdened to hear of this." [sic]

police is investigating case and furr details are awaited, Ranjan ded. "Prima facie it is a case of suicide but we are investigating cause. body has been sent for postmortem," informed SSP Kangra Vimukt Ranjan on actor Asif Basra's death.

It is being reported that actor h a property on lease for past five-six years in McLeodganj, Upper Dharamshala, and used to visit place regularly. In his over two dece-long career, Basra played supporting parts in many critically-acclaimed features like Black Friday, Parzania and Outsourced.

Among his table performances in Hindi cinema, Basra played a cunning stall owner in Imtiaz Ali's 2007 film Jab We Met, alongside likes of Kareena Kapoor Khan and Shahid Kapoor.

He played far of Emraan Hashmi's Shoaib Khan in Milan Luthria's Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010).

Basra most recently starred in Amazon Prime Video's smash-hit series Paatal Lok.

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(with PTI inputs)