Mumbai: Hindi film celebrities took to social media to mourn the demise of veteran film and theatre actor Dr Shriram Lagoo, who passed away Tuesday evening. He has acted in several Hindi films part from being a popular icon of Marathi stage and cinema.
Remembering Dr Lagoo, Rishi Kapoor tweeted: “R I P. One of the most natural spontaneous actors, Dr. Shreeram Lagoo sahab leaves us. Did several films way back. Unfortunately never got to work with him in the past 25/30 years. He had a retired life in Pune. Love you Dr. Sahab.”
R I P. One of the most natural spontaneous actors, Dr. Shreeram Lagoo sahab leaves us. Did several films way back. Unfortunately never got to work with him in the past 25/30 years. He had a retired life in Pune. Love you Dr. Sahab. pic.twitter.com/H8mESIX1kv
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) December 17, 2019
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar expressed on Twitter: “Saddened to hear demise of veteran actor Dr. #ShriramLagoo sir. He was great socialist and versatile actor, his contributions will always be remembered for his memorable roles in theatre & films. #OmShanti”.
Saddened to hear demise of veteran actor Dr. #ShriramLagoo sir. He was great socialist and versatile actor, his contributions will always be remembered for his memorable roles in theatre & films. #OmShanti 🙏 pic.twitter.com/pqZovSz0lT
— Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) December 17, 2019
Veteran actor Paresh Rawal wrote: “Truly a GREAT theatre actor Dr Shreeram Lagoo Saab is no more. AUM Shanti.”
Truly a GREAT theatre actor Dr Shreeram Lagoo Saab is no more . AUM Shanti .
— Paresh Rawal (@SirPareshRawal) December 17, 2019
Urmila Matondkar also expressed her memories of the great actor with a tweet in Marathi which translates to “You shaped me as an actor. You saw the talent in a girl from a middle-class family and introduced me to the silver screen. I’ll never be able to pay back what you have done for me. Will Miss you #ShreeramLagoo”.
तुम्ही होता म्हणुन मी घडले..एका सामान्य घरातल्या मुलीमधली अभिनयाची चमक फक्त तुम्ही पाहिली आणि मला रुपेरी पडद्यावर आणली. “सामाजिक बांधीलकी” तुमच्याकडुन शिकले. तुमचे ऋण कधीच फेडता येणार नाही. #नटसम्राट 🙏🏼 #श्रीरामलागू 🌺
will miss u #ShreeramLagoo pic.twitter.com/WhSgzKe4im— Urmila Matondkar (@UrmilaMatondkar) December 18, 2019
Dr Lagoo is best known for his roles in hindi movies like Ek Din Achanak, Laawaris, Gharonda and Muqaddar Ka Sikandar apart from Marathi plays like Natsamrat and Himalayachi Saoli.
He is survived by wife Deepa Lagoo, a son and a daughter.
