The Acting Guru of many Bollywood Stars is No More; Passes Away at the age of 87!

Roshan Taneja who trained many Bollywood actors like Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Jaya Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha and Anil Kapoor, is no more, passes away at the age of 87 said a family member.

"My father passed away last night (Friday) at 9.30 p.m. in his sleep at home after a prolonged illness," the acting guru's son Rohit Taneja told IANS on Saturday morning.

The cremation will be held at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday at the electric crematorium in Santacruz West.

Shabana paid condolences to the Taneja family and tweeted: "Late last night came to the sad news that Roshan Taneja passed away. He was my Guru at FTII and the only person whose feet I touched. I was privileged to be trained in acting by him."

Actor Rakesh Bedi wrote: "A very sad day for me. My guru Roshan Taneja expired yesterday. I owe my career to him. Rest in peace."

National Award-winning filmmaker Atanu Ghosh tweeted: "With him, ended an illustrious era spanning more than five decades. The greatest teacher of method acting we ever had. The revered guru to no less than four generations of brilliant actors. Rest in peace sir." 

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