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Summary Prime Minister condoles, celebs shocked over death of Indian Charley Chaplain.
Jaspal Bhatti, the man who made all of us laugh our hearts out with his ‘Flop Show’ and ‘Ulta Pulta’ comedy, is no more.Politicians condole Jaspal Bhattis demiseJaspal Bhatti’s son, lead actress of ‘Power Cut’ critical but stable Jaspal Bhatti passes away; condolences pour in on Twitter57-year-old Bhatti, along with his son Jasraj and the lead actress Surili Gautam of his upcoming film ‘Power Cut’ were on their way to Jalandhar from Bhatinda for a promotional event.The car in which the three were travelling collided with a tree on Thursday at around 1am. Jasraj and Suril were severely injured and were rushed to a hospital, while Bhatti succumbed to his injuries.Bhatti’s cremation is scheduled to take place on Thursday evening. He is survived by his wife, son and daughter.The 1980s and early 1990s saw the emergence of Bhatti as a cult figure. A common man could relate with his satirical take on the socio-economic state of affairs and the problems of aam aadmi.He had graduated in electrical engineering from Punjab Engineering College in Chandigarh and had worked as a cartoonist with a reputed media house before venturing into TV.Celebs from Tinsel Town are shocked after the news about sad demise of Jaspal Bhatti. Director Prabhakar Shukla, who shared a close association with the actor claims that he was the Charlie Chaplin of India.I was shocked when I got the news about Jaspals demise. We were close friends and he was a great human being, said Prabhakar.His sense of humour was natural and when I told him to play the role of PM in my next film, he readily agreed. In fact, he even joked and said that I can look older for the role, but how can I keep quiet in the film. He was like Charlie Chaplin.
