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Comedian Jaspal Bhatti dies in road accident
Thursday October 25, 2012 09:48:15 AM,
IANS
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Satirist-actor Jaspal Bhatti shows
off the foundation stone of his foundation stones factory near
Chandigarh.
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Jalandhar: Famous comedian, actor and satirist Jaspal Bhatti died in a road accident near Punjab's Nakodar town,
40 km from here, early Thursday, police said here.
Bhatti's car collided with a tree along the highway while he was
on his way to Jalandhar for the promotion of his latest film
"Power Cut". Police said that the accident happened around 3 a.m.
while Bhatti was on his way to Jalandhar from Bathinda.
Bhatti, 57, was rushed to a hospital in Jalandhar after the
accident where doctors declared him dead.
His son, Jasraj, was also injured in the accident along with the
film's heroine Surili Gautam and another person. They were being
treated in a hospital in Jalandhar, 150 km from state capital
Chandigarh.
Bhatti's latest film "Power Cut", which he had produced and
directed, was to be released Friday. The film was to launch his
son, Jasraj.
Sources close to Bhatti said that he was on a 40-day tour for the
promotion of his latest film. The tour was to end Thursday with a
media conference in Jalandhar.
Bhatti had been a popular face on television and Bollywood films
with his comedy shows and appearances. His TV shows "Ulta-Pulta"
and "Flop Show" had entertained TV audiences in late 1980s and
1990s.
He also directed a film "Mahaul Theek Hai", a satire on the
police, administration and society, in 1999.
Bhatti, perhaps the most famous Sikh comedian, acted in several
Bollywood films.
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