Veteran actor Vishwa Mohan Badola passes away; son Varun Badola pens a heartbreaking note

The year 2020 has claimed one more veteran actor’s life. Veteran actor and theatre personality, Vishwa Mohan Badola, breathed his last on November 23. He passed away due to age-related issues. He was 84. This year is undoubtedly the cruellest and heartbreaking. VM Badola is known for his work in several hit films, television serials. He was also a celebrated name in the theatre circuit.

VM Badola is the father of television’s popular star Varun Badola. The ‘Mere Dad Ki Dulhan’ actor penned a heartfelt note on his father’s demise.

VM Badola is known for his contribution in films like ‘Munnabhai MBBS’, ‘Jodha Akbar’, ‘Jolly LLB 2’, ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’, and TV shows like ‘Nisha Aur Uske Cousin’. Post his demise, Varun took to his Instagram handle to express his grief.

Sharing a throwback picture of his late father, Varun wrote, “A lot of people crib about the fact that their kids do not listen to them. Many forget that kids are always watching them. My father never sat me down to teach me anything. He made learning a way of life for me. He set an example so exemplary that I had no choice but… follow. If you think that I am a good actor, blame him. If I write, he has to take the onus. If I sing… well if I had just about 1/10th of his singing talent, I would have become a singer. I left Delhi and came to Mumbai because his name was too big in that city to counter. I protested that people judge me, they unduly favour me because I am your son. He promptly told me to go and find my own identity someplace else if I thought his name was a hinderance.”

He further added, “He told me to always operate out of my comfort zone. He made me a MAN. Not many know that he was a journalist by profession. A master on South East Asian affairs. Travelled the world twice over. He did more than 400 hundred plays for AIR. He was an actor par excellence. When he sang, time stopped. Make no mistake, THIS MAN WAS A LEGEND. But for me, he was my father. A father who was always watching and always listening. So ladies and gentlemen The Man, The Legend, The Phenomenon has called it a day. But his legacy will stay on forever in various forms. Mr. Vishwa Mohan Badola 1936 – 2020(sic)”

 

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Varun’s industry friends and colleagues offered condolences on his father’s demise.

 

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Apart from Varun, actress Alka Kaushal and RJ Kalindi are VM Baloda’s children.

We offer our heartfelt condolences to Badola family.

Also Read: Varun Badola on romancing Shweta Tiwari in ‘Mere Dad Ki Dulhan’: We’re good friends and that’s why our chemistry is easily achieved

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