Famous Actor Rasik Dave dies at 65

He starred in both Gujrati and Hindi showbiz projects...


New Delhi: Fame actress Ketki Dave's husband and Gujarati star Rasik Dave died on July 29, 2022. He was battling a kidney ailment for long, reports suggested. According to ETimes, he was on dialysis for the last two years. Rasik Bhai was 65.

The funeral is expected to take place today on Saturday. He is survived by his wife Ketki Dave and two children - a son and daughter respectively. Rasik also featured in several TV shows and films such as Byomkesh Bakshi (1993), CID, Mahabharat and EK Mahal Ho Sapno Ka among others.

Popular celebrity pap Viral Bhayani also posted the news on his Official Instagram handle. He wrote: Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi's Ketki Dave's husband and actor Rasik Dave passes away due to kidney failure. Rasik had even participated in Nach Baliye 2 with his wife. He was 65 and this was one of the photographs I had clicked in 2009 for the Khatron Ke Khiladi bash at IMAX Wadala. OM Shanti.

Rasik started his acting profession in 1982 with a Gujarati feature film titled 'Putra Vadhu'. He starred in both Gujrati and Hindi showbiz projects.

Rasik was married to Ketki, whose mother Sarita Joshi is also a veteran actress and her father Pravin Joshi was a theatre director. Her sister Purbi Joshi is also into acting and stand-up comedy. Ketki and Rasik together had a Gujarati theatre company too.

 

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