Veteran actor and comedian Asrani, who passed away on October 20 at the age of 84, had once openly criticised the growing vulgarity in Hindi comedy films. Known for his timeless comic timing and iconic roles, the Sholay actor had revealed in an old interview that he deeply regretted acting in the 2016 adult comedy Mastizaade, starring Sunny Leone.

‘It Was Terrible And Horrible’

In a 2016 chat with PTI, Asrani said that he never imagined the film would turn out the way it did. “It’s terrible and horrible (the vulgarity in films these days). I did not know that the film would be made like this," he had said.

Reflecting on how humour had changed over the years, he added, “Mehmood sahab had started using double meaning dialogues and some of them worked, so others tried to cash in on the for

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