Veteran Actor Anupam Shyam Dies At 63

Veteran actor Anupam Shyam, who was admitted to a city hospital in Mumbai due to kidney infection last week, died on Monday following multiple organ failure, his friend actor Yashpal Sharma said.

The 63-year-old actor, best known for his work on the TV show "Mann Kee Awaaz: Pratigya" and appearances in films like "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Bandit Queen", was admitted to Lifeline hospital in suburban Goregaon four days ago.

Mr Sharma said Shyam breathed his last at the hospital amid the presence of his two brothers, Anurag and Kanchan.

"The doctors informed us about his death 40 minutes ago. I was at the hospital, with his brothers Anurag and Kanchan. His body is still there in the hospital.

I got to know that he's no more. So we rushed here & found he was still breathing. The doctor later declared him dead. He was hospitalised for 4 days. He had high blood sugar & used to take injections during shooting of his last film: Actor Yashpal Sharma on Anupam Shyam's death pic.twitter.com/iJHfLdbv45

— ANI (@ANI) August 8, 2021

"It'll be brought to his residence, New Dindoshi, MHADA colony in the morning. The funeral will take place later in the day," Mr Sharma told PTI.

In his nearly three-decade long career, Shyam featured in films like "Satya", "Dil Se", "Lagaan", "Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi" and received critical acclaim for his role as Thakur Sajjan Singh on "Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya", which aired in 2009 on Star Plus.

He had recently resumed shooting for season two of his show "Mann Ki Awaaz: Pratigya".

Saddened by the demise of my friend and very talented actor Anupam Shyam ji. We have lost a great man.

My deepest condolences to his family and friends. ॐ शांति pic.twitter.com/bzRMUpqVQL

— Manoj Joshi (@actormanojjoshi) August 8, 2021

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

Last year, Anurag had told PTI that Shyam was undergoing dialysis and was shifted to the Goregaon hospital after he collapsed during his dialysis.

The actor's family had also requested help from his friends in the entertainment industry for his treatment.

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