Death
On 25th October 2012, he died in a car accident. The Honda Accord car which the 57-year-old actor/director's son Jasraj Bhatti was driving hit a tree near Shahkot in Nakodar area of the Jalandhar district. The accident took place at around 1.30 am, when Jasraj lost the control over the vehicle while taking a blind turn and rammed into a roadside tree. The actor, along with his son and actress Surilie Gautam, was driving from Bhatinda to Jalandhar for the promotion of Power Cut, which is based on frequent power cuts in Punjab. Bhatti was sitting in the rear seat of the car and received serious head injuries. Bhatti was taken to a private hospital in Jalandhar where he was declared dead on arrival by the doctors.
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