Indian actor Asif Basra has died aged 53.
The actor was found dead in a suspected suicide at a private guesthouse in Dharamshala in the north of India, Superintendent of Police Vimukt Ranjan told news agency IANS.
Basra starred in a number of films, including Outsourced (2006), Parzania (2005), Kai Po Che (2013) and 2007's Jab We Met alongside Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.
Most recently, he starred in television series Hostages and Paatal Lok.
Before his death, he finishing filming Black Bud and Das Capital Gulamon Ki Rajdhani. He had also been announced for a role in upcoming comedy, Mr Lele.
Tributes to Asif Basra
Messages have started to flood in for Basra on social media in the hours following his death.
Indian filmmaker and director Hansal Mehta tweeted his grief, saying: "[This] can't be true."
Actor Randeep Hooda posted a photo of Basra.
Actor and dancer Rituparna Sengupta asked if 2020 has "any more shocking news left for us?"
Politician Nawab Malik sent his condolences to Basra's family.



