Jayant Sawarkar is primarily a Marathi actor who has also worked in Hindi films. He is best known for his role in Bollywood films like Singham, Sooryavanshi, Vaastav, etc.
Jayant Sawarkar passed away this morning at the age of 88. The actor was admitted to the hospital 15 days ago after he complained about his health. After his health condition worsened he was kept on a ventilator. He breathed his last this morning.
The news of his death was shared by his son Kaustubh Sawarkar. While sharing the news to PTI, Kaustubh said, “He was admitted to a hospital due to low blood pressure about 10-15 days ago in Thane. Suddenly, his health deteriorated last night. He was put on a ventilator and he passed away around 11 am due to age-related issues.”
Jayant Sawarkar was born on 3rd May, 1936 in Guhagar, Maharashtra. He started his career at the age of 20 as a backstage artist. He later on got a chance to act in Vijay Tendulkar’s Marathi play ‘Manus Navache Bet’.
He then went on to act in many Hindi and Marathi films. He has acted in 100 plays and over 50 films in the span of 5 decades. He has also appeared in Television shows and web series. He was last seen in Swapnil Joshi’s Marathi Web Series Samantar.
Some of his famous and notable plays are Apradh Mich Kela, Apurankank, Alibaba Chalis Chor, Aladdin Jaducha Diva, Aamhi Jagato Befam, Ekach Pyala, etc.
Some of his famous films are Sooryavanshi, Singham, Vaastav, Yugpurush, Ek Hasina Thi, Ghulam-E-Mustafa, Hari Om Vithala, Gadbad Gondhal, 66 Sadashiv, Bakaal, Ringa Ringa etc.
He has been awarded the Natvarya Prabhakar Panshikar Lifetime Achievement Award by the Government of Maharashtra in the field of theater.
The passing away of Jayant Sawarkar is a loss to Hindi and Marathi Film Industry.
We at Film Window offer deepest condolences to Jayant Sawarkar’s family and pray for his soul.
