Anupamaa actor Nitesh Pandey dies of cardiac arrest; celebs condole

Mumbai: Popular TV and film actor Nitesh Pandey has passed away at midnight in Igatpuri, near Nashik in Maharashtra, reportedly due to cardiac arrest.

He was 50.

Cine & TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) took to social media to condole the demise of Nitesh and wrote, “CINTAA expresses its condolences on the demise of Nitesh Pandey (Member since 2004).”

CINTAA expresses its condolences on the demise of Nitesh Pandey
(Member since 2004).
.#condolence #condolencias #restinpeace #rip #niteshpandey #condolencemessage #heartfelt #cintaa pic.twitter.com/GS0Xj8eHz0

— CINTAA_Official (@CintaaOfficial) May 24, 2023

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta said, “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.”

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

— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) May 24, 2023

Actor Gulshan Devaiah wrote, “Nitesh Pandey : 17 January 1973- 23 May 2023 Good bye sir”.

Nitesh Pandey : 17 January 1973- 23 May 2023
Good bye sir pic.twitter.com/LJgUY2BQGC

— “SuperGullu” (@gulshandevaiah) May 24, 2023

Actor Sourabh Raaj Jain paid heartfelt condolence on the demise of Pandey.

In a tweet, he wrote, “Three members of our fraternity passed away in span of just few days, shocked, sad…..my condolences to the respective families om shanti #AdityaSinghRajput #vaibhaviupadhyay #niteshpandey”.

Three members of our fraternity passed away in span of just few days, shocked, sad…..my condolences to the respective familiesom shanti#AdityaSinghRajput #vaibhaviupadhyay #niteshpandey

— Sourabh raaj jain (@saurabhraajjain) May 24, 2023

Dancer and actor Raghav Juyal said, “Om shanti #niteshpandey ji aap hamesha yaad ayenge”.

सिर्फ़ यादें , और सीख , बहुत दिखता घटना ,
Om shanti #niteshpandey ji aap hamesha yaad ayenge

— Raghav Juyal (@TheRaghav_Juyal) May 24, 2023

Nitesh began doing theatre in 1990 and In 1995, he got his first show ‘Tejas’ in which he played a detective. He had worked in serials like ‘Manzilein Apani Apani’, ‘Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani’, ‘Saaya’, ‘Justajoo’ and ‘Durgesh Nandini’.

Nitish had also done movies like ‘Om Shanti Om’, ‘Khosla Ka Ghosla’, ‘Badhaai Do’, ‘Dabangg 2’, among others. He also ran an independent production house - 'Dream Castle Productions' which produces Radio shows.

He was last seen in Star Plus show ‘Anupamaa’ as Dheeraj Kapoor. (UNI)