Veteran actor Dinyar Contractor passes away

Veteran comedian and actor Dinyar Contractor, who featured in films like 'Khiladi', 'Baazigar' and 'Baadshah' to name a few, passed away on Wednesday morning due to age related illness. The 79-year-old actor will be cremated at Worli prayer hall in Mumbai at 3:30 p.m. Contractor started his career as a theatre artist and did a number of Gujarati and Hindi plays. Earlier, this year, the late actor was awarded the Padma Shri Award by the Government of India.