Veteran actor Chandrashekhar Vaidya dies at 98 in Mumbai

Veteran actor Chandrashekhar Vaidya breathed his last in Mumbai due to old age. He was TV actor Shakti Arora's maternal grandfather.

Veteran actor and social activist, Chandrashekhar Vaidya, passed away this morning, June 16, at 7am. He was 98. He was also the maternal grandfather of Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka fame actor Shakti Arora. Chandrashekhar's son, professor Ashok Chandra Shekhar, informed that his last rites will take place at 3pm at Vile Parle Crematorium in Mumbai. The veteran actor died of old-age ailments. Chandrashekhar Vaidya was a popular actor of 1950's and he has worked in films like Kaali Topi Laal Rumaal, Baradari, Street Singer and Rustom e Baghdad . Chandrashekhar also introduced the Cha Cha Cha dance to Indian cinema with a film of the same name in 1964. He has appeared in over 112 films since his debut in Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani in 1954 by V Shantaram. His other works include Kati Patang, Basant Bahar and Sharabi. Chandrashekhar was also part of Ramanand Sagar's TV series Ramayana.