<p>Bollywood actor Rajesh Vivek, mainly known for his roles in superhits like 'Lagaan' and 'Swades', died due to a heart attack in Hyderabad today.He was 66.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Rajesh passed away around 3 PM in Hyderabad due to a heart attack. He was shooting there for a south Indian film. It is very shocking news," Vivek's friend Vishnu Sharma told PTI here tonight.<br /><br />"We were close friends. We knew each other for last 40 years. He was fine. It was not that he was unwell or anything like that," he said.<br /><br />Vivek was first introduced by Shyam Benegal in his film 'Junoon' (1978).<br />Basically a theatre actor, he had also acted in popular television series 'Mahabharata', 'Bharat Ek Khoj' and in 'Aghori'.<br /><br />He made his mark as a villain in the beginning with films like 'Veerana' and 'Joshilay', often playing roles of henchman, but later on he started doing comic or supporting roles.<br /><br />Some of his latest films include "Bunty Aur Babli", "Bhoot Unkle", "What is Your Rashee", "Agnipath", "Son of Sardaar", "Dishkiyaaun".<br /><br />He had played the role of a dreaded dacoit in "Bandit Queen" (1994).</p>
<p>Bollywood actor Rajesh Vivek, mainly known for his roles in superhits like 'Lagaan' and 'Swades', died due to a heart attack in Hyderabad today.He was 66.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Rajesh passed away around 3 PM in Hyderabad due to a heart attack. He was shooting there for a south Indian film. It is very shocking news," Vivek's friend Vishnu Sharma told PTI here tonight.<br /><br />"We were close friends. We knew each other for last 40 years. He was fine. It was not that he was unwell or anything like that," he said.<br /><br />Vivek was first introduced by Shyam Benegal in his film 'Junoon' (1978).<br />Basically a theatre actor, he had also acted in popular television series 'Mahabharata', 'Bharat Ek Khoj' and in 'Aghori'.<br /><br />He made his mark as a villain in the beginning with films like 'Veerana' and 'Joshilay', often playing roles of henchman, but later on he started doing comic or supporting roles.<br /><br />Some of his latest films include "Bunty Aur Babli", "Bhoot Unkle", "What is Your Rashee", "Agnipath", "Son of Sardaar", "Dishkiyaaun".<br /><br />He had played the role of a dreaded dacoit in "Bandit Queen" (1994).</p>