Rajesh Vivek in a still from Lagaan
New Delhi:
Actor Rajesh Vivek's death of a heart attack on January 14 has prompted a wave of tributes from colleagues from Bollywood. Mr Vivek, who was 66, appeared in films like
Jodhaa Akbar, Bunty Aur Babli, Agneepath, Bandit Queen and
Son Of Sardaar. His best-known work is as the astrologer Guran in Aamir Khan's 2001 blockbuster
Lagaan and as the postmaster
Nivaran in 2004's
Swades, opposite Shah Rukh Khan. He was also well-known for playing Ved Vyas on iconic TV show
Mahabharata. (Also Read:
Rajesh Vivek, Astrologer Guran From Lagaan, Dies of Heart Attack)
Those who had known him from his National School of Drama days recalled Mr Vivek as a 'very fine actor.'
Actor Aamir Khan, who led the
Lagaan cricket team to victory, paid tribute to the actor on Facebook.
Yesterday we lost someone from the Lagaan family.... Rajesh Vivek. You will always remain in our hearts Baba. Your spirit, your energy and your love for humanity will always inspire us. Love. a.
Posted by Aamir Khan on Thursday, 14 January 2016
Actor Rishi Kapoor, who co-starred with Mr Vivek in films like
Agneepath and
Do Dooni Chaar, remembered him fondly:
Anupam Kher knew Mr Vivek from NSD and as a co-star in films like
God Tussi Great Ho:
Alok Nath, Rajesh Vivek's co-star in
Vishwatma, tweeted:
Actor Manoj Bajpayee appeared in Shekhar Kapur’s
Bandit Queen, in which Mr Vivek played ganglord Mustakim:
Filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia was another of Rajesh Vivek’s NSD juniors and also worked as casting director on
Bandit Queen:
Actor-director Satish Kaushik, also an NSD alumnus, appeared with Rajesh Vivek in films like
Pardesi Babu and
God Tussi Great Ho:
Lagaan choreographer Ganesh Hegde tweeted:
Actor Ravi Kishan described his talents as ‘extraordinary’:
Filmmaker and Censor Board member Ashoke Pandit tweeted: