'Sacred Games' actor Ramchandra Dhumal who played Nawazuddin's father breathes his last

Veteran Marathi film and theatre actor Ramchandra Dhumal passed away on Monday, May 25, in Pune. He was 71 years old. Reportedly, Ramchandra Dhumal was unwell for the past few days. For those who are unaware of who Ramchandra Dhumal is, he is the same actor who played the role of Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s father in Sacred Games.

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Ramchandra Dhumal was fondly called as 'Dhumal Kaka' by the people who knew him in the entertainment industry. Director-producer Suraj Dalvi took to his social media to share the sad news of Ramchandra Dhumal’s demise. In his tweet, he announced that versatile Marathi and Hindi actor Ramchandra Dhumal is no more. He also said that Ramchandra Dhumal had worked in several successful films in Marathi film industry like Khwada, Sairat, Fandry and many more. Suraj Dalvi also added that Ramchandra Dhumal had worked in more than 100 films in his career.

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Film distributor Shekhar Naik also talked to a leading Marathi daily about Ramchandra Dhumal’s death. He said that Dhumal never thought about how long his role is in a film or how much he will be paid for the role. Talking about one of the Marathi films Urus, Shekhar Naik said that Dhumal came to Alibaug from Pune without any complaints despite knowing that he had a small role in the film. He said that he knew Ramchandra Dhumal since then. 

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Ramchandra Dhumal has left a lasting impact on the minds and hearts of the viewers. Some of the best-known films of Ramchandra Dhumal are Gallit Gondhal Dillit Mujra, Timepass, Sairat, Mulshi Pattern and Mhorkya. Ramchandra Dhumal has also appeared in a couple of web series. He was seen in Marathi web series Pandu and Netflix’s Sacred Games.

Dhumal was seen in a prominent role in Netflix’s Sacred Games. He played the father of Ganesh Gaitonde, played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Saif Ali Khan starrer Sacred Games is one of the most successful web series in India and on Netflix. Sacred Games had a strong star cast with the likes of Pankaj Tripathi, Surveen Chawla, Kubbra Sait and Kalki Koechlin.