Renowned actor Nitesh Pandey, 51, dies of massive cardiac arrest

Mumbai: Another shocking news is coming from the TV world. Popular TV actor Nitish Pandey has passed away at the age of 51. The actor was seen in the role of ‘Dheeraj Kapoor’ in the famous TV serial ‘Anupama’. It is being told that the actor died of cardiac arrest. Earlier, the news of the death of popular TV serial Sarabhai vs Sarabhai fame actress Vaibhavi Upadhyay in a road accident had shocked people. Now the news of the demise of these two brilliant actors of TV has triggered a wave of mourning in the TV world.

It is reported that Nitesh suffered a cardiac arrest on May 23 in Igatpuri, near Nashik, where he was shooting for a project. His sister, Arpita, is said to be in a state of shock.

Speaking with sources, Siddharth Nagar said, “Yes you have heard it right. My brother-in-law is no more, my sister Arpita Pandey is in a state of shock. Nitesh’s father has left for Igatpuri to get his mortal remains. They should be here by the afternoon. We have gone absolutely numb, I have not been able to even talk to Arpita after the tragedy.”

“I am headed to Igatpuri as well, I am in the train right now. I was coming back from Delhi when I heard about this. 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,” he added.

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Nitesh was previously married to Ashwini Kalsekar. Best known for his work on television shows such as Astitva…Ek Prem Kahani (2002) Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara (2012), and Ek Rishta Saajhedari Ka (2016). However, he has also starred in numerous films, including Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006), Shah Rukh Khan’s Om Shanti Om (2007), Dabangg 2 (2012), Hunterrr (2015) and more recently, Badhaai Do (2022).

The actor began his career in 1990, with theatre. He got his first on-screen break in Tejas, a television show, in which he played the role of a detective. Besides acting, he also reportedly has a production house called Dream Castle Productions. Through the production house, Nitesh produced Radio shows.

Apart from that, he has also starred in ‘Dabangg 2’, ‘Khosla Ka Ghosla’, ‘Madaari’, ‘Badhaai Do’, ‘Shaadi Ke Side Effects’, among other films.