{"id":87793,"date":"2025-08-22T03:46:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/87793\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T03:46:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:46:07","slug":"jaswinder-bhalla-punjabi-cinema-icon-passes-away-at-65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/87793\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaswinder Bhalla, Punjabi cinema icon, passes away at 65"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Punjabi entertainment world is in mourning following the passing of beloved actor and comedian<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribuneindia.com\/news\/ludhiana\/on-stage-in-classrooms-or-on-screen-jaswinder-bhalla-leaves-indelible-legacy-for-generations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Jaswinder Bhalla<\/a> at the age of 70.<\/p>\n<p>Bhalla had been unwell for some time and was taking treatment prior to his death.<\/p>\n<p>Bhalla breathed his last in the early hours on Friday at Fortis hospital in Mohali.<\/p>\n<p>Known for his iconic comedic flair and unforgettable roles in Punjabi cinema, Bhalla leaves behind an enduring legacy in both film and stage.<\/p>\n<p>His influence on the industry was profound\u2014through decades of laughter, social satire, and cultural commentary, he earned a cherished place in the hearts of millions.<\/p>\n<p>Final rites are scheduled for Saturday at 12 noon at the Balongi Cremation Ground in Mohali, where family, friends, and admirers would gather to pay tributes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Punjabi entertainment world is in mourning following the passing of beloved actor and comedian Jaswinder Bhalla at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87794,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[51981,51982,51983,51984,51985,51986,51987,51988,49,48,75,51989,51990],"class_list":["post-87793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-bollywoodmourns","tag-comedylegend","tag-culturalcommentary","tag-indiancomedian","tag-indianentertainment","tag-jaswinderbhalla","tag-punjabicomedian","tag-ripjaswinderbhalla","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-punjabiactor","tag-punjabicinema"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}