India, Oct. 21 -- Hema Malini is mourning the loss of her Sholay co-star Asrani. The veteran actor died on Monday at the age of 84 after a prolonged illness. Hema shared a throwback picture with the late actor and penned a tribute for him on her X account on Tuesday evening. (Also read: Salman Khan mourns veteran actor Asrani's death, calls him 'a true legend of laughter')

Hema shared a picture with Asrani, in which the two of them smiled and posed for a picture together. Asrani played the role of the jailer in Sholay, while Hema Malini played Basanti.

In the caption, Hema wrote, "We have lost one more gem of an actor. Asrani ji who has regaled audiences with his superb comedy, is no more. He has done many memorable roles in movies with...