Ramayan's 'Ravan' Arvind Trivedi dies at 82

During his 40-year long film and TV career, he had acted in close to 300 films including Hindi and Gujarati. Besides hugely popular Ramayan, the prolific actor also acted in “Vikram Aur Betaal.”

MUMBAI: Veteran actor Arvind Trivedi, who played the character of ‘Ravan’ in Ramanand Sagar’s cult TV show Ramayan, passed away in Mumbai on Tuesday night. He was 82 years old.

According to media reports, the veteran actor was not keeping well for quite some time and died after suffering a heart attack and multiple organ failure. 

His last rites will be conducted in Mumbai on Wednesday morning. Arvind Trivedi, who is best known for essaying the role ‘Ravan’, had been part of several popular Gujarati films and TV shows.