Asrani's Early Acting Career
According to film scholar, Asrani's first acting role was in a FTII training film directed by Ritwik Ghatak.
The news of Asrani's passing led to several forms of obituaries honouring the multi-faceted talent who had a five-decade legacy in Hindi cinema.
It's widely believed that Asrani made his debut in Kishore Sahu's 1967 film 'Hare Kaanch Ki Choodiyan,' where he played the friend of actor Biswajeet.
However, a film researcher named Debasis Mukhopadhyay recently pointed out on social media that Asrani's very first acting role was in a short film directed by the iconic Bengali director Ritwik Ghatak.
Asrani studied at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, from 1964 to 1966, where Ritwik Ghatak served as the Vice Principal and Head of the Direction Department for a few months in 1965.
Author's summary: Asrani's first role was in a FTII film.