India, Oct. 21 -- Veteran Bollywood actor and comedian Govardhan Asrani, fondly known as Asrani, passed away on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 84. Several Bollywood stars paid tributes to him on social media. Now, Salman Khan has shared a post on X that he is 'saddened' to hear about his demise.

Taking to his X account, Salman shared a picture of the veteran star and wrote in the caption, "Saddened to hear of Asrani Ji's demise. A true legend of laughter. #RIP."

From Akshay Kumar to Aamir Khan, several stars penned notes on the demise of Asrani. Manoj Bajpayee wrote, "Deeply saddened by the passing of Asrani Sir. Working with him in Dus Tola was a privilege. His warmth, humour and humility will always stay with me. I learnt so...