Veteran actor Ravindra Mahajani, who acted in Marathi and Hindi films in his illustrious career, passed away under mysterious circumstances. He was reportedly living alone for the past 8 months in a rented apartment in Pune’s Talegaon Dabhade while his family, including son Gashmeer Mahajani, were in Mumbai. 

On Friday, Mahajani's dead body was discovered by the cops after neighbours alarmed them. After a foul smell from the apartment got to the residents of the building, they alerted the police who rushed to the location for further investigation. 

A team from Talegaon MIDC police station broke open the door, in the presence of local residents, and entered the house and found his body inside. The cops suspect that Mahajani passed away about two to three days before the recovery of his body. 

Soon after, the cops informed his family and the body was taken for postmortem to determine the cause of his sudden death. 

Mahajani acted in several Marathi and Hindi films. He was seen in Ashutosh Gowariker's Panipat. His son, Gashmeer, is also an actor. 

(Source: Inputs from Indian Express)