Rasik Dave (19 June 1957 – 29 July 2022) was an Indian actor working predominantly in Hindi television industry. He is best known for his role of

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, father of Krishna in B. R. Chopra's television show ''

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'' (1988). Dave was

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but pursued acting as career. His first appearance was in the Gujarati film ''Putra Vadhu''.

Family and death

Dave was married to actress Ketki Joshi-Dave; who is daughter of actress

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and Gujarati theatre actor

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. They met in 1979 during a common play and married in 1983. They together have a daughter Riddhi Dave and son Abhishek Dave. Riddhi is also a theatre actress. Rasik Dave died on 29 July 2022 due to complications from kidney failure. He suffered since 4–5 years and was on dialysis frequently.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dave, Rasik 1957 births 2022 deaths Male actors in Hindi television Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors in Gujarati-language films Deaths from kidney failure