Mumbai, Feb 10 : Actor Mahesh Anand, who played negative roles in a number of Bollywood films in the '80s and '90s, was found dead at his residence in suburban Andheri, a police official said on Sunday.

When the 57-year-old actor's maid came to work at his house on Saturday, she knocked at the door but there was no response. The maid then informed Anand's neighbours who alerted the police.

Later, the police broke open the door and found him dead, the official said. According to police, the actor apparently died two days back.

Versova police station's senior inspector Ravindra Badgujar said the exact cause of the death would be known after the post mortem.

"Nothing suspicious has been found," he added.

Anand acted in several films, including megastar Amitabh Bachchan-starrer "Ganga Jamuna Saraswati", "Shahenshah", "Lal Badshah", and also hit films like "Thanedaar", "Coolie No.1" and "Baaghi".

He was last seen in the recently released film "Rangeela Raja", starring actor Govinda.

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Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday visited Minister D Sudhakar in hospital and said doctors would take a decision on further treatment after the latter regains consciousness.

The Planning and Statistics Minister Sudhakar fell ill following a severe lung infection. He is still in the intensive care unit.

Speaking to reporters after visiting the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Electronic City, Siddaramaiah said, "Sudhakar has not yet regained consciousness. The doctors will take a decision tomorrow."

Responding to a query on whether a lung transplantation would be carried out, the CM said, "If a transplant has to be done now, he must regain consciousness. He is not conscious now. The doctors will take a decision."

Asked about the minister's condition, Siddaramaiah said he is stable now, but on ventilator support.

"All other organs are functioning well and he is stable. The brain has not yet regained consciousness," he said.

On further medical evaluation, Siddaramaiah said, "The doctors will do a CT scan tomorrow. After that, they will know. They will take a decision."

The doctors briefed the CM on the treatment being administered. Siddaramaiah also interacted with the minister's family members.