New Delhi, July 8 -- Ram Gopal Bajaj who acted in Panchayat 4. He was the father of Panchayat Pradhan Manju Devi, played by Neena Gupta.

Bajaj, a Padma Shri awardee, has been part of Indian cinema for over 30 years. He was first an assistant director, then an actor in films like Masoom, Mirch Masala, Chandni, Parzania and Jolly LLB 2. In the 2017 courtroom drama starring Akshay Kumar, he played Rizvi Sahab.

In May 2024, Ram Gopal Bajaj's award-winning movie Mango Dreams, also starring Pankaj Tripathi and Sameer Kochhar had its OTT release.

Directed by American filmmaker John Upchurch, it was released on Amazon Prime Video. The cast also includes Naseeruddin Shah, Rohini Hattangadi, SM Zaheer and Farah Ahsan.

Mango Dreams tells the sto...