Marathi comedy king Ashok Saraf has said that Ramesh Dev was my elder brother and I am deeply saddened by his death. Veteran actor and filmmaker Ramesh Dev breathed his last on February 2, 2022.
Speaking to News18 Lokmat, Ashok Saraf expressed grief over the demise of the veteran actor and also recalled his conversation with Ramesh Dev when he called him on his 93rd birthday.
On hearing the news, Ashok Saraf said, ‘I was not expecting to hear the news today. He celebrated his 93rd birthday three days ago.”
“It was his birthday. I always call him to wish. I called him that day too. He picked up the phone. But he seemed very tired. He was talking softly. We had a good conversation. I wished him well. But I didn’t think I’d hear it in a few days. Bad news. It’s my biggest personal loss. I’ve lost my big brother.”
Describing Dev’s death as a loss to Indian cinema, Saraf said, “It is a great loss to the Marathi film industry.”
Saraf also opened up about her memories with the actor. He said, ‘The first film of my life started with him. The first shot of my life was with him. He was a great hero of Marathi at that time. He and I had a very different relationship. He used to call me Dhakkal Bhau. I used to call him Ramesh Bhaiya.”
As friends and family of Ramesh Dev condoled, actor Bharat Jadhav, who also shared screen space with the veteran actor, said, “This is a very sad and disturbing incident. We did two films together. I was shocked to hear the news of his death. We had a good relationship.”
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