MUMBAI: Mirzapur fame and one of the finest actors in Bollywood, Shahnawaz Pradhan took his last breathe on 17th February, Friday. As per the reports, the actor suffered a heart attack while attending an award function in Mumbai.
Shahnawaz was popularly known for his act in Phantom, Raaes, Mirzapur, Tota Weds Maina. The 56 year old complained about a chronic chest pain during the event, and minutes late he fell on the ground in an unconscious state.
The actor was immediately rushed to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital, but unfortunately he couldn’t be saved. TV Surbhi Tiwari was also present in the hospital when Shahnawaz was admitted. The actress informed media that, she heard the medical staff utter about absence of pulse in Shahnawaz body.
The actress further mentioned that, Shahnawaz also underwent a bypass surgery few months ago. Rajesh Tailang, who has worked with Shahnawaz in Mirzapur, mourned his loss with an emotional note.
He wrote on Instagram, "Shahnawaz bhai aakhiri salaam !!! Kya gazab ke zaheen insaan aur kitne behatar adaakar the aap. Mirzapur ke dauran kitna sundar waqt guzara aapke saath, Yaqeen nahin ho raha.’’
Along with this, Yashpal Sharma who was seen in the film Lagaan, was also present at the award ceremony. The actor narrated the event and grieved through a social media. He wrote, ‘’Today attended this program in Mumbai... Everything was going great... Ridz Dime Darrell ji's and hundreds of artists were present but shortly after receiving the award our beloved artist Shahnawaz had an attack... The whole program stopped with the help of the people and the doctor picked him up early and taken to the car downstairs to Kokila Ben Hospital which was the closest but no one could save him and he passed away.’’
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