‘Today Is A Big Loss For All Of Us’

Quite
a
few
film
folk
from
the
Marathi
film
industry
attended
the
funeral
of
veteran
actor
Atul
Parchure,
who
died
on
October
14
after
a
long
battle
with
cancer.
He
was
57.

Parchure’s
filmography
includes
memorable
performances
in

Navra
Mazha
Navsacha,
Salaam-E-Ishq,
Partner,
All
The
Best:
Fun
Begins,
Khatta
Meetha,
Bbuddah…
Hoga
Terra
Baap,
Brave
Heart.
He
was
also
known
for
his
comic
performances
on

The
Kapil
Sharma
Show.

“What
can
I
say?
I
don’t
have
words,”
actor
Jaywant
Wadkar
told
ANI,
recounting
his
long
friendship
with
Parchure.

“When
he
was
in
the
9th
standard,
he
acted
in
a
play
with
me
for
the
first
time.
The
play’s
name
was

Tilak
Ani
Agarkar.
It
was
a
very
famous
play,”
Wadkar
says.

“He
has
done
a
lot
of
shows
in
Marathi.
The
way
he
has
portrayed
Pula
(P
L)
Deshpande,
no
one
has
ever
presented
it
like
this,”
he
adds.

Wadkar
further
reflected
on
Parchure’s
dedication
to
his
craft,
noting,
“After
being
diagnosed
with
cancer,
he
came
out
and
did
a
show.”

Despite
his
health
challenges,
Parchure’s
passion
for
acting
never
waned.
He
had
been
rehearsing
for
a
show
titled

Suryachi
Pillay
and
only
days
before
his
passing,
he
was
optimistic
about
returning
to
the
stage.

“He
was
rehearsing
for
the
show.
Eight-ten
days
before
that,
there
was
a
little
problem.
So
the
doctor
called
him
and
said
that
I
have
to
do
an
operation.
So
he
did
that.
He
was
in
the
ICU.
He
had
come
out
too.
My
friend
Pushkar
also
works
in
it,
so
I
kept
asking
him
about
his
health.
We
were
not
allowed
to
meet
him
at
that
time,”
he
said.

“I
have
never
seen
such
a
fantastic
actor
like
him.
For
us,
a
very
good
actor,
a
good
friend
has
gone.”

Parchure’s
last
rites
were
held
at
Mumbai’s
Shivaji
Park
crematorium.

Shreyas
Talpade,
seen
here
with
wife

Dipti,
mourned
the
actor
and
said,
“He
was
a
very
big
actor.
He
has
inspired
almost
all
of
us.
He
has
inspired
everyone
in
our
generation.
We
grew
up
watching
his
work.
Today
is
a
big
loss
for
all
of
us.
It
is
extremely
unfortunate.”

Maharashtra
Navnirman
Sena
Chief

Raj
Thackeray
attended
the
funeral
along
with
party
leader

Nitin
Sardesai.

Parchure’s
death
marks
a
significant
loss
to
both
the
Marathi
and
Hindi
film
industries,
where
he
made
a
lasting
impact
through
his
diverse
roles.

Maharashtra
Chief
Minister
Eknath
Shinde
echoed
the
sentiments
of
grief
on
X:
‘The
untimely
death
of
Atul
Parchure
is
painful.
Sometimes
making
the
audience
laugh
requires
immense
talent.