
To Nitesh Pandey, Tributes From Gulshan Devaiah, Hansal Mehta, Kritika Kamra And Others
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The actor was shooting in Igatpuri and appeared to have suffered a heart attack
The sudden death of Bollywood actor Nitesh Pandey in a hotel room in Nashik sent shockwaves through the film and television fraternity on Wednesday morning. Following the news of the death, the 50-year-old actor's friends and co-stars from the Bollywood industry paid tribute to the late actor. One of the first to react was Nitesh Pandey's industry friend Ashwin Mushran, who left a heartfelt note on Twitter. It read, "lost a friend and a genuinely lovely person today. I'm so sorry to hear of your passing #niteshpandey. We spoke a few days ago and you said "Let's meet Ashwin...Nahin toh zindagi bhar phone par baat karenge(Let's meet Ashwin...or we will continue talking over the call) I guess we won't now. Travel to the other side in peace my friend." Three young persons. Three actors. Passed away in a span of 3-4 days. Rest In Peace dear colleagues. This is such an unkind time. Prayers with their grieving families.#AdityaSinghRajput#VaibhaviUpadhyay#NiteshPandey Got a chance to work with #NiteshPandey first years back on Kuch Toh Log Kahenge and recently again on Gyaarah Gyaarah. Effortless actor and an affable person. Truly shocked by his passing. Been thinking about the time I spent with him on shoot. Will miss him.💔 Nitesh Pandey : 17 January 1973- 23 May 2023Good bye sir 🙏 pic.twitter.com/LJgUY2BQGC This can't be true but it is. Friend, colleague and a talented actor Nitesh Pandey dies of cardiac arrest at 2am today in Igatpuri. Rest in peace Nitesh 🙏🏻#Actor#Anupamapic.twitter.com/HJ6PB3BYz2 Sad to know about the sudden demise of Nitesh Pandey a brilliant actor and a fun loving person due to cardiac arrest at Igatpuri .His demise is a great loss to the film and Tv industry.My heartfelt condolences to his entire family and near ones .Om shanti .🙏 pic.twitter.com/KTtu0ZeEYA
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, while commenting on the death of Aditya Singh Rajput, Vaibhavi Upadhyaya, and Nitesh Pandey in the span of 2-3 days, wrote on Twitter, "Three young persons. Three actors. Passed away in 3-4 days. Rest In Peace dear colleagues. This is such an unkind time. Prayers with their grieving families."
Actress Kritika Kamra, who worked with Nitesh Pandey in the television serial Kuch Toh Log Kahenge and the upcoming web series Gyaarah Gyaarah, remembered the actor as an "effortless actor" and an "affable person". She wrote, "got a chance to work with #NiteshPandey first years back on Kuch Toh Log Kahenge and recently again on Gyaarah Gyaarah. Effortless actor and an affable person. Truly shocked by his passing. Been thinking about the time I spent with him on a shoot. Will miss him."