Veteran Actor Girish Karnad Passes Away at 81
Besides being an actor, Girish Karnad was also internationally known as a playwright and a highly talented film-maker.
Veteran actor and Salman Khan's Tiger Zinda Hai co-star, Girish Karnad is no more. He was a very popular personality who acted in multi-lingual films. Karnad, 81, passed away at his residence on Lavelle road in Bengaluru today morning (May 10. 2019). Besides being an actor, he was also internationally known as a playwright and a highly talented film-maker, an able cultural administrator, a noted communicator and a person of wide accomplishments and interests.
Girish Karnad was a notable personality who was awarded Padma Shri in 1974 and the Padma Bhushan in 1992. He will be remembered for his brilliant roles and for the immense contribution he made in various film-making departments.
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