Veteran Senior Actor Vishal Anand, also known as Bisham Kohli, took his last breath on Monday, i.e. 4th October due to prolonged illness. He was very well known for his role the in movie Chalte Chalte in which he shared the screen with Simi Garewal. Many senior actors, singers, producers from the Bollywood Industry has expressed their sorrows over the demise of the veteran actor, especially singer Bappi Lahiri.
On the demise of Vishal Anand, the singer said, “Jab dost chala jaata hai toh dukh hota hai. I am glad you called to ask me about Bisham Kohli. He was the brother I never had. When I came to Mumbai from Kolkata to make a name for myself among stalwart composers like S D Burman, Naushad, Madan Mohan, Shankar-Jaikishan, Laxmikant-Pyarelal and R D Burman who would have thought of giving me a chance? Bhisham took a chance on me. That’s how Chalte Chalte happened.”
Bappi Lahiri was one of the most closed people to the late actor Vishal Anand. He continued to say, “I poured my entire being into the soundtrack. It was a turning point for me. Bhisham (Vishal) not only produced the film he also played the lead. My song ‘Chalte Chalte Mere Yeh Geet Yaad Rakhna’ which Kishoreda sang to perfection and which is my life and career’s signature tune was filmed on Bhisham. Two years later he starred in Dil Se Mile Dil and he also directed the film. This also had lovely music by me. But couldn’t be as successful as Chalte Chalte. Bhisham also directed Kismet with Mithunda in the lead. That too had my music. I was not only close to Bhisham but also to his two brothers. In Harsh Kohli’s Aap Ki Khatir I had the hit song ‘Bambai Se Aaya Mera Dost’. I owe that family a lot.”
In his career as an actor, Vishal Anand appeared in 11 Hindi films and has worked with artists such as Simi Garewal, Ashoke Kumar, Mehmood, and others.