Anupamaa Actor Nitesh Pandey Passes Away At The Age Of 51 After Suffering A Cardiac Arrest
In an unfortunate incident, Popular actor Nitesh Pandey passed away at the age of 51. According to ETimes, Nitesh left for his heavenly abode in the early hours of 23rd May after suffering from a major cardiac arrest around 2 am in Igatpuri near Nashik where he had arrived for a shoot.
Nitesh recently played the character of Dheeraj Kumar in Rupali Ganguly¡¯s ever-popular Indian TV daily soap Anupamaa.
Nitesh's brother-in-law, Producer Siddharth Nagar, confirmed the news to ETimes and shared, "Yes you have heard it right. My brother-in-law is no more, my sister Arpita Pandey is in a state of shock. Nitesh's father has left for Igatpuri to get his mortal remains. They should be here by the afternoon.¡±
¡°We have gone absolutely numb, I have not been able to even talk to Arpita after the tragedy."
He further added, "I am headed to Igatpuri as well, I am in the train right now. I was coming back from Delhi when I heard about this. Nitesh was much younger than me. He was a very lively person and I don't think he had a history of any heart ailment." Nitesh was popularly known for playing SRK¡¯s assistant in Om Shanti Om.
Nitesh started his career in the theatre back in 1990 and received his first acting break in 1995 with a show titled Tejas where he played a detective. Pandey further featured in shows like Manzilein Apani Apani, Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani, Saaya, Justajoo and Durgesh Nandini. He was also a part of films like Dabangg 2 and Khosla Ka Ghosla.
Nitesh hailed from Uttarakhand¡¯s Almora Kumaon and married actress Arpita Pandey who he met on the sets of the TV show, Justajoo.?
The duo got married in 2003. For the facts, Nitesh was previously married to actress Ashwini Kalsekar. Nitesh has served for over 25 years in the entertainment industry. He also has his own production house called Dream Castle Productions which produces Radio shows.
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The news of Nitesh¡¯s death arrives hours after Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai actress Vaibhavi Upadhyaya lost her life in a road accident and a few days post Splitsvilla actor Aditya Singh Rajput died due to an alleged drug overdose. We pray for the departed souls and we hope their families and loved ones recover from the grief soon.
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