Goodbye, Bali’s film, was just released in theatres yesterday, and it’s ironic that the film’s theme of losing a person and coping with the absence coincides with the senior actor’s death.

Yesterday news broke out that the 79-year-old Bali passed away at his Mumbai residence after battling an autoimmune disease called Myasthenia gravis. He had been admitted to the hospital for this condition earlier this year, confirmed his son Ankush.

In a statement to the press, Arun Bali’s son Ankush had said yesterday, “My father left us. He was suffering from Myasthenia gravis. He had mood swings for two-three days. He told the caretaker he wanted to go to the washroom and after coming out he told him he wanted to sit down and he never got up then”.

Neena Gupta, who also appears in the new film, has shared a heartfelt message for Arun Bali on Instagram. Check her post here

https://www.instagram.com/p/CjZy1YQM8DW/

The actress chose a throwback photo of herself and Arun Bali from the set of the popular daily soap Parampara. Her first day on the set was a success. “Goodbye, Arun Bali. My first day of shoot on the Parampara series set years ago with Arun Bali. So glad we got to shoot recently for Goodbye”, she wrote.

Goodbye actor Amitabh Bachchan’s son Abhishek has extended his condolences on social media. He tweeted, “Very sad to hear of the passing of Arun Bali Ji. A wonderfully warm and loving man. Had the pleasure to share screen space with him on several films. My condolences to his family. Om Shanti”. Abhishek and Arun Bali worked together in Manmarziyaan.

Arun Bali began his acting career in television with Lekh Tanson’s Doosra Keval. He was well-known for his roles in television shows such as Chanakya and Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan. The actor also had a successful film career. Laal Singh Chaddha and Samrat Prithviraj are two of his most recent films. Arun Bali also appeared in films such as 3 Idiots, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, PK, Barfi, Ready, and Kedarnath. His works in some movies from the 80s and 90s such as Saugandh, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, Khalnayak, Satya, and Hey Ram are still remembered by his fans.

Bali is survived by a son and three daughters.