Abhishek Bachchan opened up about a deeply personal loss on Sunday after the passing of his longtime makeup artist, Ashok Sawant. The actor shared a moving post on social media, remembering the man who had been by his side since the very beginning of his journey in films. For Abhishek, Ashok dada wasn’t just a member of his crew. He was family.

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Abhishek wrote that Sawant had been doing his makeup since his very first film. Their association spanned nearly three decades, and in that time, their bond only grew stronger. Sawant’s roots with the Bachchan family went even deeper. His elder brother, Deepak Sawant, has been Amitabh Bachchan’s makeup artist for almost 50 years.

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