Actor Nitesh Pandey is no more

Actor Nitesh Pandey, who is popular for his role in the show Anupamaa as Dheeraj on Star Plus, passed away today. He was 51. Pandey suffered a cardiac arrest at a hotel in Igatpuri, Maharashtra.

For almost 25 years, Pandey was part of the entertainment industry where he worked largely on TV, theatre and cinema. He started his career in theatre in early 90s and went on to do a number of shows on television. He appeared in shows such as ‘Tejas’, ‘Manzilein Apani Apani’, ‘Saaya’, ‘Astitva Ek Prem Kahani’, ‘Justajoo’ and ‘Durgesh Nandini’.

He also had a production house. His most prominent films are ‘Badhaai Do’, ‘Om Shanti Om’ and ‘Khosla Ka Ghosla’, among others. The actor was from Almora Kumaon in Uttarakhand.

Pandey is survived by his actress-wife Arpita Pandey. He was earlier married to actress Ashwini Kalsekar. Click the Movie button below for more info:
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