Raj Kishore (1933 – 7 April 2018) was an Indian

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

who played roles in the

Indian films The cinema of India, consisting of motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various film industries, each focused on pr ...

such as ''

Sholay ''Sholay'' (, ) is a 1975 Indian epic action-adventure film directed by Ramesh Sippy, produced by his father G. P. Sippy, and written by Salim–Javed. The film is about two criminals, Veeru (Dharmendra) and Jai (Amitabh Bachchan), hired ...

'' (1975), '' Padosan'' (1968), ''

Deewaar ''Deewaar'' ( ''The Wall'') is a 1975 Indian action crime film written by Salim–Javed and directed by Yash Chopra. The film stars Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan, alongside an ensemble cast of Neetu Singh, Nirupa Roy, Parveen Babi, ...

'' (1975), '' Ram Aur Shyam'' (1967), '' Hare Rama Hare Krishna'' (1971), ''

Karishma Kudrat Kaa ''Karishma Kudrat Kaa'' () is a 1985 Hindi-language Indian film directed by Sunil Hingorani, starring Dharmendra and Anita Raj in lead roles with Mithun Chakraborty, Rati Agnihotri, Shakti Kapoor, and Saeed Jaffrey in supporting roles. Plot ...

'' (1985), '' Aasmaan'' (1984), '' Bombay To Goa'' (1972) and '' Karan Arjun'' (1995).

Personal life and death

Kishore was married to Lisa Kishore and had a son, Prem Kishore. He died on 7 April 2018 at the age of 85, due to a

heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when Ischemia, blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle. The most common symptom ...

.Sholay actor Raj Kishore dies of heart attack at 85
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kishore, Raj 1933 births 2018 deaths Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema 20th-century Indian male actors