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Asif Basra, An Actor Who Disappeared Into A Character
Filmmaker colleagues of Asif Basra, who died this week, remember him as a gentle, thoughtful actor who could be moulded into any part.
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Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan Dies At 74
The LJP founder, one of the tallest Dalit leaders in the country, had recently undergone a heart surgery.
By Newsroom

Former President Pranab Mukherjee Dies At 84
Mukherjee, who had undergone surgery to remove a brain clot, died in a Delhi hospital.
By Newsroom

Joe Ruby, Co-Creator Of 'Scooby-Doo,' Dies At 87
Besides Scoob, the animating legend also had a hand in creating Saturday morning superstars likeDynomutt and Jabberjaw,
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Actor Kelly Preston Dies At 57
She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many," her husband, actor John Travolta, said Sunday.
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Little Fires Everywhere Director Lynn Shelton Dies At 54
The independent filmmaker worked on Mad Men, Fresh Off the Boat, The Mindy Project and GLOW."
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., AP

Untangling Rishi Kapoor's Complicated Legacy
Rishi Kapoor was an iconic actor with a career panning decades. But in his later years he was toxic on Twitter and in his interviews admitted he wished he had done some things differently.
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Irrfan Khan Made Even The Most Average Film Watchable With His Sheer Presence
From 'The Xpose' to 'Jazbaa', Irrfan slipped seamlessly into his roles, irrespective of the quality of the movie.
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Irrfan Khan, The 'Rooh' Of Bollywood, Dies at 53
The actor, known for his roles in 'Piku', 'The Lunchbox' and 'Haider' among many other films, died in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday.
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David Koch, Billionaire Conservative Financier And Industrialist, Dies
By the last decade of his life, Koch had become a symbol of America's second Gilded Age.
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