Deven Verma is no more

Veteran Bollywood actor-director-producer Deven Verma passed away early Tuesday morning at his Pune residence, following a heart attack and kidney failure. He was 77.

He is survived by his wife Rupa Ganguly, the younger daughter of the late legendary actor Ashok Kumar.

Verma breathed his last around 2 a.m. at his home in Pune, the city of his birth from where he graduated in politics and sociology before joining the film industry.

He is best remembered for roles in movies such as "Angoor", "Chori Mera Kaam", "Andaz Apna Apna", "Bemisal", "Judaai", "Dil To Paagal Hai", and "Kora Kagaz".

He had worked in about 150 films. Apart from Hindi films, he acted in a couple of Marathi and Bhojpuri films as well.

The funeral will be performed Tuesday afternoon at the Yerawada crematorium.