Acclaimed community theatre artiste Channi succumbs to virus
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Chandigarh, May 20 : Globally acclaimed actor-director, comedian and community theatre artiste Gurcharan Singh Channi on Thursday succumbed to coronavirus here.
He was 70 years old. The man, who had to his credit of introducing street theatre in Chandigarh, was on ventilator for some time. He was undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Mohali, near here.
His wife, Harleen Kohli, has been undergoing treatment for the virus.
A recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi s national award for community theatre, Channi is an alumnus of Panjab University s Department of Indian theatre and has twice served as the chairman of Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi (1999-2007 and 2013-15).