Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya’s Veteran actor Anupam Shyam passed away on Sunday night reportedly due to multiple organ failures. The news of his death was confirmed by his friend Yashpal Sharma and producer Ashoke Pandit. Anupam was last seen in Mann Kee Awaaz: Pratigya 2.
Speaking with ANI, Yashpal Sharma said, “I got to know that he’s no more. So we rushed here and found he was still breathing. The doctor later declared him dead. He was hospitalised for 4 days. He had high blood sugar and used to take injections during the shooting of his last film.”
Producer Ashoke Pandit also confirmed the news of Anupam Shyam’s death with a tweet on Sunday night. “Sad to know about the demise of one of the finest actors & a great human being #AnupamShyam due to multiple organ failure. My heartfelt condolences to his family. A great loss to the film & tv industry,” he said.
Sad to know about the demise of one of the finest actors & a great human being #AnupamShyam due to multiple organ failure .
My heartfelt condolences to his family .
A great loss to the film & tv industry .
ॐ शान्ति !
🙏 pic.twitter.com/ZvP7039iOS— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) August 8, 2021
Anupam had developed serious kidney issues reported a leading daily. Last year in July the actor was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai where he collapsed during a dialysis. Bollywood actors such as Manoj Bajpayee and Sonu Sood had helped the actor and his family.
According to reports of Indianexpress.com, Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2 producer Rajan Shahi said in a statement, “I am deeply saddened to hear about the demise of Anupam Shyamji. May his family get all the strength to sail through these difficult times. I remember when we started with Pratigya season 2, he was extremely happy to work again and play his favourite character Sajjan Singh. He was always so lively and full of enthusiasm and will be remembered for his remarkable performances. May his soul rest in peace.”
Anurag Shyam his brother, told SpotboyE last year, “He has been keeping unwell for the last six months now. He has an infection in his kidney due to which we had admitted him to Hinduja Hospital back then and got him treated for almost one and half month. That time his health got fine but he was suggested dialysis, from time to time. But he decided to go for ayurvedic treatment as dialysis costs a lot. That didn’t help. He got breathless recently because of not doing dialysis. His chest was filled with water, so we again started his dialysis and he started getting relief.”
Anupam Shyam started his career with Shyam Benegal’s Sardari Begum and has worked in several Bollywood projects including Dil Se, Satya, Dushman, Slumdog Millionaire, Bandit Queen and Lagaan.
