Bollywood actor Asif Basra was found dead at his home in Himachal Pradesh, India on Thursday.
“We are investigating the matter. We have sent the body for post-mortem. Prima facie it is a case of suicide,” senior superintendent of police Vimukt Ranjan told reporters, according to The Wire.
“There is no suicide note,” he told the Indian Express.
Basra had starred in a number of popular Indian films including Once Upon a Time in Mumbai, Kai Po Che, Krrish 3 and Ek Villain, with his latest project being season 2 of Disney Hotstar’s web series Hostages, which released earlier this year.
Many prominent names from Bollywood expressed their sadness on social media, acknowledging the tragedy.
It is unbelievable, yet another loss of a dear friend #AsifBasra – gem of a talent & full of life personality
— Nawazuddin Siddiqui (@Nawazuddin_S) November 12, 2020
Rest In Peace My Friend – More Power to Family pic.twitter.com/6j6yW4z4Oy
What? This is too shocking!! Shot with him just before Lockdown!!! Oh My God!!! https://t.co/alfYTGxChH
— manoj bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) November 12, 2020
Rest in peace brother 🙏🏽 #asifbasra pic.twitter.com/FgwxNRNNB1
— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) November 12, 2020


RIP Asif Basra..
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) November 12, 2020
A terrible loss of a talented, versatile artist. My deepest condolences to the family. 🙏
This is heart-breaking and rings too close to home to know that more than one artist is suffering to a point where they choose death over life. Speechless and numb with shock. RIP #AsifBasra This is becoming a scarily familiar tragedy! 💔💔💔 https://t.co/3X1uDSFhvd
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) November 12, 2020