Bollywood mourns at Jaspal Bhatti’s demise

Jaspal Bhatti

Legendary comedian and film director Jaspal Bhatti died in a car accident near Jalandhar last night.

Bhatti was on his way to Jalandhar from Bhatinda for a promotional event of his upcoming film Power Cut along with his son Jasraj and the lead actress Surili Gautam. Their car collided on a tree on the highway mid-night leaving his son and the actress severely injured. Bhatti and others were admitted to the hospital immediately. Unfortunately, Bhatti didn’t survive.

Bollywood celebs mourned the death of Bhatti on the social networking site. Here are the tweets of the celebs:

Ranvir Shorey:

Life is a sad, pointless affair. Until somebody cracks a good joke… RIP Jaspal Bhatti. #respect

Vir Das:
A master class in clean, understated, positive, astute, intelligent satire. Every Indian comedian owes you a great Debt. RIP Jaspal Bhatti.

Ayushmann Khurrana:
#RIP Jaspal Bhatti uncle. My dad’s closest pal. May God give strength to Jasraj and Rabia and Savita aunty.

Suresh Menon:
Romance passed away earlier this week now laughter dies too ……surely the world is coming to an end. RIP jaspal Bhatti

Neha Dhupia:
Thank you for all the laughs sir … RIP Jaspal Bhatti Ji .

Jaaved Jaaferi:
RIP Jaspal Bhatti..The poker faced humour..the Satire..you will definitely be missed Jaspalji
RIP Jaspal Bhatti- Super Hit man from d FLOP SHOW- worked with him in my debut film Tujhe Meri Kasam-humble kind, happy, funny and helpful. one of the first ppl to entertain audience with his political satires. Condolences to the family- a big n untimely loss.

Siddharth:
Jaspal Bhatti is no more… just like his ‘flop show’ partner Vivek Shauq, Bhatti Saab had left us too soon…we’ll miss you sir…RIP

Anupam Kher:
Just Landed in Mumbai and came to know about my friend Jaspal Bhatti’s tragic death. Why is God taking away all d nicest people. So SAD. I used to tell Jaspal Bhatti that he does fantastic comedy so seriously. He was also a great supporter of anti corruption campaign. RIP

Veena Malik:
The man who made millions laugh…….RIP Jaspal Bhatti sahib…

Kunal Kapoor:
Really sad to hear the news about Jaspal Bhatti’s death.. What an incredible entertainer he was..

Akshay Kumar:
Saddened to know about the death of the great comedian, Jaspal Bhatti. I have fond memories of his super hit show, Flop Show, providing the much needed humour in our lives. May his soul rest in peace.

Pitobash:
RIP Jaspal Bhatti ji!

Aftab Shivdasani:
Prayers for the soul of ace comedian Jaspal ji Bhatti, unfortunate and sad. RIP.

Divya Dutta:
RIP jaspal bhatti!really sad!he really got us all ulta pulta wth his wit n humor

Sona Mohapatra:
In a country that lacks a sense of humour,he yet made us laugh!Social satire.Political satire & always true to his roots. Jaspal Bhatti. RIP

Daler Mehndi:
Loss of a beautiful soul in a tragic accident! Jaspal Bhatti ji di untimely death naal an era of comedy and laughter has come to an end!

Ronit Roy:
In london,Jaspal Bhatti once asked me”Kya piyoge”Ireplied”kuch nai”and he put a bottle of scotch called “Kuch Nai” in front of me! RIP Sir!

Madhur Bhandarkar:
To make people laugh is an art & Jaspal Bhatti mastered it. RIP Bhatti ji, may god give strength to your family.

Manoj Bajpayee:
My deepest condolences to late jaspal bhatti’s family!may god give them strength to bear this sudden loss !may bhatti saab rest in peace!

Pony Prakash Raj:
Did I hear jaspal bhatti no more ?? I’m so tired of hearing RIP”s dis month scared2wake up d next morning..so many of good souls dis month:(

Viveck Vaswani:
RIP Jaspal Bhatti, my co star and friend! It was too early buddy!

Vishal Dadlani:
Goodbye, Jaspal Bhatti. So few can be satirical, topical, intelligent and yet roaringly popular. RIP.

Sophie Choudry:
Just drove past the Jaspal Bhatti acting school in Chandigarh. Log chale jaatein hain. Their legacy remains. Tku 4 the laughs! RIP Jaspalji

Nikhil Dwivedi:
One of the finest actors, Jaspal Bhatti is no more. Just cant forget his various satires always delivered with such a straight face!