Veteran Marathi actor Ramesh Bhatkar passed away on Monday after a battle with cancer. He was 70.

The actor, who was suffering from cancer for more than one and a half years, breathed his last at a hospital in Mumbai.

Bhatkar was known for his roles in the TV series “Commander” and “Hello Inspector” and worked for more than 30 years as an actor in mainstream Hindi and Marathi films such as “Aai Pahije”, “Kucch To Hai” and “Bhavesh Joshi Superhero”.

His most recent movie was “The Accidental Prime Minister”.