Veteran actor Lalit Behl passed away due to COVID-19 related complications on Friday. He was 71.

Lalit had appeared in the critically-acclaimed films Titli (2014) and Mukti Bhawan (2016). He is the father of film director Kanu Behl.

“He passed away in the afternoon. He had a history of heart ailments and had COVID, so it got complicated. He had an infection in his lungs which got severe and that, with the previous medical history he had, complicated his health further," Kanu told PTI.

Lalit’s last appearance was in Judgementall Hai Kya and the Amazon series Made in Heaven. He had started out as a stage actor and later also directed and produced telefilms for Doordarshan.