The actor was reportedly found dead at a private guest house in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. In a statement to ANI, SSP Kangra Vimukt Ranjan confirmed, “Film actor Asif Basra was found hanging in a private complex in Dharamshala. Forensic team is at the spot and police is investigating the matter.”
On hearing the news, filmmaker Hansal Mehta expressed his shock in a tweet that read, “Asif Basra! Can’t be true… This is just very, very sad.”
Asif Basra! Can’t be true… This is just very, very sad.
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) 1605178433000
Reacting to the filmmaker’s post, actor Manoj Bhajpayee, who worked with the Basra just before the locked, said in a tweet, “What? This is too shocking!! Shot with him just before Lockdown!!! Oh My God!!!”
What? This is too shocking!! Shot with him just before Lockdown!!! Oh My God!!! https://t.co/alfYTGxChH
— manoj bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) 1605178738000
Replying to the same, Mehta agreed, “Very shocking.”
As news of Basra’s passing broke, fans, friends and members of the film industry also took to social media to mourn his demise.
Rip Asif bhai https://t.co/uOXALTsHlg
— Emraan Hashmi (@emraanhashmi) 1605181886000
Terribly shocked to hear about @asifbasra s untimely demise. We shot togetger for #hostages2. Looked sucha happy fr… https://t.co/G1vZRT7N9s
— Divya Dutta (@divyadutta25) 1605181551000
This can’t be true Asif Bhai, we have done so much work together from Kai Po Che to Hostages 2 I can not believe t… https://t.co/JOEfeJ1gei
— Mukesh Chhabra CSA (@CastingChhabra) 1605181006000
noooooooooo! https://t.co/3X1uDSnG6D
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) 1605179467000
Shocked to hear about Basra!! What a wonderful actor and a jovial fellow – I mean why would he ?? Very Sad – Had d… https://t.co/Hk70gdaKBk
— rahul dholakia (@rahuldholakia) 1605180367000
RIP #asifbasra https://t.co/UHKhcilvp3
— Shruti Seth (@SethShruti) 1605180584000
@ANI Oh god.. That is shocking.. What is happening?Such a wonderful actor and an affable guy. Tch…
— Sumeet Raghvan ஸுமீத் ராகவன் (@sumrag) 1605180718000
Rest in Peace Asif Basra, I loved your acting in Hostages 2.We will miss [email protected] @DisneyPlusHS https://t.co/TtQpFnLzTA
— ahraz mulla (@AhrazMulla) 1605179402000
His last Bollywood appearance was in 2019 release ‘The Tashkent Files’, wherein he shared the frame with Shweta Basu Prasad, Naseeruddin Shah and Mithun Chakraborty.
Asif Basra had also played an important role in National Award winning Gujarati film ‘Wrong Side Raju’
