The Sword of Tipu Sultan actor Syed Badr-ul Hasan passes away!

The actor breathed his last in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh...

Published: 星期三,2月 06, 2019 10:30 上午 GMT-07:00

Kriti Sharma

It has not been a good week for the Tv industry. As in the very beginning we lost two of the actors par excellence. After Ramesh Bhatkar, the news of veteran actor Syed Badr-ul Hasan aka Pappu Polyester has come in. The actor who played many prolific roles all through out his career, breathed his last in Lucknow yesterday. Much is still not known about the cause of his demise.

He was an acclaimed actor and was known for his roles in TV show The Sword of Tipu Sultan and movies like Darmiyaan: In Between (1997), Ittefaq (2001) and Dhund: The Fog (2003). He was not a common man but had the lineage of Nawabs of Awadh. He was the descendant of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the tenth Nawab of Awadh.

He worked in the industry for an enormous period of 25 years and even won a National Award for his performance as Maharaja of Mysore in the 1990 television series The Sword of Tipu Sultan. Apart from being an actor, he was a classical dancer too and had won an award for best classical dance by Birju Maharaj himself.

He was fluent in not one or two but more than eight languages. In his span of career he worked in many films like Jodha Akbar, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Mann, Khoya Khoya Chand, Farishtey, Maharaja, Phool Aur Angaar, Tere Mere Sapne, Badal, Andha Inteqaam, Tumse Achcha Kaun, Mrs Shrimati, Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage and Hero Hindustan.

Our TV and Bollywood industry is unfortunate to have lost such a gem. May his soul rest in peace.