‘Anand’ actor Ramesh Deo no more

Veteran Indian actor Ramesh Deo passed away in Mumbai on February 2. He was 93. 

Deo was popular for his character roles in hits like "Khilona", "Aap Ki Kasam", "Kora Kagaz" and "Rampur Ka Lakshman". According to reports, Deo passed away due to heart attack  at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital.

One of Deo's most popular roles was in the Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan-starrer "Anand", directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Deo played Dr Prakash Kulkarni in the film along with his wife Seema Deo who played his better half on-screen also.

Born in 1929, Deo made his debut as an actor in the Marathi film "Paatlaachi Por" in 1951. His first film in Hindi was "Aarti" in 1962 with big stars such as Meena Kumari, Pradeep Kumar and Ashok Kumar. Deo reportedly worked in over 250 Hindi films, 190 Marathi films and several Marathi theatrical stage shows.

Ramesh and Seema Deo have two sons, Ajinkya Deo, a noted Marathi actor, and Abhinay Deo, a filmmaker most known for his debut Hindi film "Delhi Belly".