Yesterday Indian cinema lost another gem of the industry; Deven Verma. Veteran character actor and director Deven Verma, who graced Bollywood for four decades with endearing roles in classic domestic comedies, died early on Tuesday in his home in Pune.
Many Bollywood celebrities expressed grief and condolence over the actor’s demise. Here is what few of them tweeted on this big loss:
Manoj Bajpayee: Sad to hear that the great deven verma ji passed away.my heartfelt condolences to his family. His performances were such an in pirating. RIP
Tusshar Kapoor: RIP Deven Verma Ji, I grew up on your performances!
Madhur Bhandarkar: Sad to hear Deven Verma-ji has passed away. A breakthrough humorist & baadshah of subtle comic timing, he made comedy look classy. RIP, Sir.
Meghna Gulzar: Alvida Bahadur. Watching you eat the bhaang pakodas was delectable. RIP Deven Verma Sir.
Milap Zaveri: RIP Deven Verma. What a fine actor with the most understated comic timing ever! The heavens will be entertained forever now.
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Deven no doubt was a great comedian but he is and will be remembered for few of his iconic roles in the following movies:
Angoor: In the movie Actors Deven Verma and Sanjeev Kumar were seen in dual roles, which was an adaptation of Shakespeare's play The Comedy of Errors. The story revolved around two sets of identical twins, each set named Ashok and Bahadur, who are separated at birth. Their paths cross years later and much confusion arises from mistaken identities. Deven Verma, playing Bahadur and Bahadur, won his third and last Filmfare Best Comedian award for Angoor.
Chori Mera Kaam: Deven Verma played the role of a shady book publisher named Parveen Chandra Shah in the 1975 film directed by Brij. He won the Filmfare Best Comedian award for his perfect coming timing in the movie.
Chor Ke Ghar Chor: Deven Verma played Parvinbhai in the 1978 film directed by Vijay Sadanah. The movie revolved around an idol that was stolen, found and stolen yet again. The goddess' wrath annihilates the thief's family. Years later, the idol is found and reinstated, only to disappear once again and never to be found again. Mr Verma won his second Filmfare award for his performance.
Gol Maal: In the hit 1979 Hrishikesh Mukherjee film, actor Deven Verma left everybody in splits playing the best friend of Ramprasad Dashrathprasad Sharma (Amol Palekar). His was a guest appearance but Mr Verma's performance was a standout in a film crowded with a stellar cast.
Khatta Meetha: Deven Verma played the role of Dara in Basu Chatterji's 1978 film about a Parsi widower who decides to marry a Parsi widow much to the dismay and consternation of their respective children. Mr Verma played a son of marriageable age saddled with a dominating mother.