A known face from the film fraternity Shrivallabh Vyas who contributed his work through films like 'Sarfarosh' and 'Lagaan' passed away at the age of 60 on January 7 at Jaipur, Rajasthan. Vyas has worked for more than 60 Hindi films, performing various characters in regional cinema, television and theatre.

Unfortunately, he had to take a break from acting in 2008 when he collapsed in his hotel room in Gujarat. Shrivallabh's stellar contributions came from films like 'Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose', 'Abhay', 'Sarfarosh', 'Lagaan', 'Aan: Men at Work', 'The Forgotten Hero', 'Sankat City' and 'Shool'.

He also did a few theatre plays among which Virasat (1985) gained him recognition. Vyas was famous for his intense character portrayal on-screen. His character of Ishwar in Lagaan and his portrayal of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Ketan Mehta's Sardar deserve a special mention.

Film and television actor Daya Shankar Pandey, who is a close family friend of Shrivallabh Vyas, confirmed the news with a leading daily. He said, "Vyas was a great actor and we will miss him immensely. He died on Sunday morning around 9.30 am and his last rites will take place in the evening today. He has two daughters and his wife struggled a lot while taking care of Vyas.He was a very well-read man and an immensely talented actor, but he didn’t get his dues. But his work has always spoken for him. He was also into singing and had started writing too, but life was cruel to him."