Mumbai: Abhishek Bachchan expressed his grief on the demise of his makeup artist for the last 27 years, Ashok Sawant.

Pouring his heart out, the ‘Guru’ actor penned an emotional note on social media, along with two photos with his ‘Ashok dada’, whom he considered a part of his family.

Abhishek took to his official Instagram account and wrote, “Ashok dada and I have worked together for over 27 years. He has been doing my make-up since my very first film. He wasn’t just a part of my team, he was part of my family. His elder brother Deepak has been my father’s make-up man for close to 50 years. (sic)”

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The ‘Dhoom’ actor revealed that the makeup artist had not been keeping well for some time.

“The last couple of years he was ailing so couldn’t always be on set

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