Gandhinagar: Veteran Gujarati actor Arvind Trivedi passed away today. He was very popular for his role as Ravan in ‘Ramayan’. Trivedi was 82.

Apart from his widely successful role in Ramayan, Arvind Trivedi also featured in almost 300 movies across Bollywood and Gujarati cinema. Arvind Trivedi also featured on the show Vikram Aur Betaal. He also starred in the widely popular movie Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya in Gujarati cinema.

In 1991, Arvind Trivedi was elected as a Member of Parliament from Sabarkatha constituency as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and was in the office till 1996

Arvind Trivedi’s nephew Kaustubh Trivedi said that the actor was suffering from age-related ailments and died of a heart-attack on Tuesday night: “He was not keeping well for quite some time, but today he suffered a heart attack and that led to multi organ failure.” As per reports, Arvind Trivedi’s funeral is scheduled for Wednesday morning.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi mourned the Ramayan actor in a condolence tweet and said: “We have lost Shri Arvind Trivedi, who was not only an exceptional actor but also was passionate about public service. For generations of Indians, he will be remembered for his work in the Ramayan TV serial. Condolences to the families and admirers of both actors. Om Shanti.” DeshGujarat