Goodbye and 3 Idiots actor Arun Bali passes away at the age of 79 in Mumbai

Veteran actor Arun Bali, best known for his work in blockbuster hit ‘3 Idiots’, died on Friday morning at his residence in suburban Mumbai. He was 79. Bali’s son Ankush said his father was suffering with Myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease caused by communication failure between nerves and muscles, for which he was admitted to a hospital early this year. Ankush said his father was responding well to the treatment but passed away at around 4.30 am. “My father left us. He was suffering from Myasthenia gravis. He had mood swings for two-three days. He told the caretaker he wanted to go to the washroom and after coming out he told him he wanted to sit down and he never got up then,” he told PTI. Bali made his acting debut with noted filmmaker Lekh Tandon’s TV show ‘Doosra Keval’ as superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s uncle. Some of his popular films include ‘Saugandh’, ‘Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman’, ‘Khalnayak’, ‘Satya’, ‘Hey Ram’, ‘Lage Raho Munna Bhai’, ‘3 Idiots’, ‘Ready’, ‘Barfi’, ‘Manmarziyaan’, ‘Kedarnath’, ‘Samrat Prithviraj’, and ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’. His last film ‘ _Goodbye_ ’, also featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Rashmika Mandanna, released on Friday. Bali is survived by a son and three daughters. Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News ,  India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook,  Twitter and  Instagram.