National award-winning makeup artist Vikram Gaikwad passes away at 61
According to a report, Vikram Gaikwad’s final rites will be conducted at the Shivaji Park Crematorium, Mumbai, around 4:30 pm on May 10. The cause of his death has not been revealed yet.
Renowned makeup artist Vikram Gaikwad, an iconic figure in Indian cinema, passed away in Mumbai on Saturday, May 10. Renowned for his mighty artistry and consideration to detail, Gaikwad earned extra than one National Movie Awards and left his mark across Hindi, Marathi and South Indian film industries.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde confirmed his passing and paid tribute to the passe artist on social media. Offering his condolences on X, Shinde wrote, “With Vikram Gaikwad’s passing, we've lost an achieved artist whose contribution to Indian cinema and theatre is immeasurable. On behalf of myself and the Shiv Sena occasion, I provide heartfelt tributes.”
रुपेरी पडद्यावर व्यक्तिरेखा जिवंत करणारा जादुगार हरपला!
राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार विजेते सुप्रसिद्ध रंगभूषाकार विक्रम गायकवाड यांचे आज दुःखद निधन झालं. त्यांच्या जाण्याने रंगभूषेतून पडद्यावर व्यक्तिरेखा जिवंत करणारा एक जादुगार आपल्यातून निघून गेला आहे.
रंगभूषाकार म्हणून ‘सरदार’ या…
— Eknath Shinde – एकनाथ शिंदे (@mieknathshinde) May 10, 2025
In step with a document by Maharashtra Cases, Vikram Gaikwad’s final rites will likely be carried out at the Shivaji Park Crematorium in Dadar, Mumbai, round 4:30 PM on May 10. The clarification for his death has now no longer been revealed yet.
Vikram established himself as a grasp of makeup artist along with his first film Sardar. Later, he showcased his spectacular artistry in a lot of Hindi blockbusters worship Panipat, Bell Bottom, Uri: The Surgical Strike, Blackmail, Dangal, PK, Mountainous 30, Kedarnath, Thugs of Hindostan, and The Legend of Bhagat Singh.
In Marathi cinema, he made an unforgettable affect along with his work in movies worship Balgandharva, Ani… Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar, Lokmanya, Katyar Kaljat Ghusali, Fatteshikast, Pawankhind, and Sher Shivraj. Beyond movies, his craft became once equally revered on the earth of theatre, the put he worked on the makeup for Janata Raja, the neatly-known stage manufacturing in line with the existence of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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