Mumbai, June 16 -- Veteran actor Chandrashekhar Vaidya, best known as Chandrashekhar, passed away at the age of 98at his residence today morning. Known for acting in over250 films and numerous TV shows, Chandrashekhar wasn't keeping well and was in the hospital for a day. The actor's sonprofessor Ashok Chandra Shekhar told a leading daily that the funeral will happen today atVile Parle crematorium

Talking to the daily, Ashok said, "He was in the hospital for a day, last Thursday. We brought him back home and had kept all facilities including oxygen at our disposal if the need would arise. He was okay last night. The end was peaceful."

For the unversed, Chandrashekhar was the maternal grandfather of popular TV actor Shakti Arora. Back in...