Dr. Hathi’s Death: Team Taarak Mehta Goes Numb With Shock
Team Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah has issued a statement expressing grief at the loss of their beloved member Kavi Kumar Azaad, who played Dr Hathi on the show
Kavi Kumar Azaad, who essayed the role of Dr Hansraj
Hathi in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah died after a massive cardiac arrest
this morning.
A Still From Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
After the shocking news, the show’s team issued a
statement which reads:
We are very sad to inform loss of our senior actor Kavi
Kumar Azaad. He was playing the character of Dr Hathi in TMKOC. We lost him to
a massive cardiac arrest today morning.
"He was an amazing actor and a very positive person.
He truly Loved the show and always came for the shoot even if he was not feeling
well. He called today morning that he is not well and will not be able to come
for shoot. And later we got the news that he passed away. We are all too numb
to say anything," says Asit Kumarr Modi, the show’s producer.
The actor was unwell for three days and was rushed to
Wokhardt Hospital at Mira Road when he complained of uneasiness. He was
declared dead on arrival.
Asit Kumar Modi
The shoot of the show at Film City has been cancelled
after the team learnt of this news.
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