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 <em>Outsourced</em> (2006), <em>Parzania </em>(2005), <em>Kai Po Che</em> (2013) and 2007's <em>Jab We Met </em>alongside Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. Most recently, he starred in television series <em>Hostages</em> and<em> Paatal Lok</em>. Before his death, he finishing filming <em>Black Bud </em>and <em>Das Capital Gulamon Ki Rajdhani.</em> He had also been announced for a role in upcoming comedy, <em>Mr Lele</em>. 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.
