The last of veteran actor Vikram Gokhale were performed at Vaikunth Crematorium in Pune on Saturday evening.
The funeral was attended by Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Chandrakant Dada Patil, veteran theatre actor Satish Alekar, actors Rahul Solapurkar, Pooja Pawar, Subodh Bhave, Mukta Barve, Kishore Kadam, Meghraj Raje Bhosle and close family members.
The mortal remains of the actor were kept at Bal Gandharva Sabagruha for his family and friends to pay their last tribute.
Earlier today, Gokhale passed away at the age of 77 at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital.
Gokhale had been undergoing treatment for the past several days at the hospital in Pune following health complications.
According to reports, he suffered a host of issues including heart and kidney and also an organ failure.
The actor, popularly known for his roles in films like "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" and "Bhool Bhulaiyaa", was in critical condition after his health started deteriorating further today.
Gokhale, an artist equally at home in theatre, television and movies, has acted in several Marathi and Bollywood films, including the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer "Agneepath" (1990), "Bhool Bhulaiyaa" (2007), "Natsamrat" (2015) and "Mission Mangal" (2019).
While he continued acting, the veteran actor made his long-awaited directorial debut with 'Aaghaat', a Marathi film that came out in 2010.
Due to a throat ailment, in February 2016, he retired from stage activities, though he continued with film work. He appeared in 'Nikamma' earlier this year alongside Shilpa Shetty and Abhimanyu Dassani.
His latest release is the Marathi film "Godavari".
