Renowned actor Nitesh Pandey left for his heavenly abode on Wednesday morning. He passed away at the age of 51, due to a cardiac arrest. According to the reports by media publications, he breathed his last in Igatpuri, Maharashtra. He was last seen in Rupali Ganguly and Gaurav Khanna starrer Anupamaa, where he essayed the role of Dheeraj Kapoor, Anuj Kapadia’s best friend. His brother-in-law, producer Siddharth Nagar confirmed the sad news during an interaction with ETimes.
While confirming the news of the late actor’s passing, Nagar also revealed that his sister and Nitesh’s wife, Arpita Pandey is still in a state of shock. He and the late actor’s father are currently on a train travelling to Igatpuri to get his mortal remains. The producer shared that they would be back by afternoon. He expressed his shock and revealed that news has left everyone numb.
He went on to tell the media publication that he has not been able to talk to his sister after hearing about the tragedy. Stressing on the fact that Nitesh had no history of heart ailment, Siddharth added, “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”
For the unversed, the late actor started his journey as an actor in 1990, through theatre. He went on to act in serials like Manzilein Apani Apani, Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani, Saaya, Justajoo, Durgesh Nandini and Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara. He was also a part of many movies including Om Shanti Om, Khosla Ka Ghosla and Badhaai Do. Being a well-known face on television for the past 25 years, the actor also ran an independent production house named Dream Castle Productions.
Hailing from Uttrakhand, Nitesh got married to actress Arpita Pandey in 2003, after they met each other on the sets of Justajoo. He was earlier married to actress Ashwini Kalsekar.
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