Veteran actor Bhupesh Kumar Pandya, who was undergoing treatment for stage IV lung cancer, died yesterday.
Pandya, who appeared in some important films like Vicky Donor (2012) and Parmanu (2018), is survived by his wife, Chhaya Pandya, and their two children.
The National School of Drama (NSD) took to Twitter to share the news of the actor's death and pays its respects.
"The news of the sudden death of Bhupesh Kumar Pandya (alumnus NSD 2001 batch) is extremely sad," the institute announced in Hindi. "The NSD family pays heartfelt tribute. God bless the departed soul."
विख्यात रंगकर्मी भूपेश कुमार पांड्या ( पूर्व छात्र एनएसडी 2001 बैच ) के आकस्मिक निधन की खबर बेहद दुखद है एनएसडी परिवार भावभीनी श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित करता है । ईश्वर दिवंगत आत्मा को शांति प्रदान करे।#NSDfamily @nirupamakotru @MinOfCultureGoI pic.twitter.com/bTbI5TenE0
— National School of Drama (@nsd_india) September 23, 2020
Actors Manoj Bajpayee and Rajesh Tailang and filmmaker Mukesh Chhabra paid tribute to the late actor on Twitter.
भगवान Bhupesh Pandya की आत्मा को शांति प्रदान करें!!! 🙏🙏 https://t.co/Cr9xc28DJm
— manoj bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) September 23, 2020
Bhai tu hamesha bolta tha 8011 (no of my car )main chalen? 8011 tera intzar karegi ab hamesha. (We used sit in my car , listen to kishor kumar songs and talk endlessly) Muskurate rehna jahan bhi raho hamesha ki tarah 🤗🙏 https://t.co/0n7bPLIroG
— Rajesh Tailang (@rajeshtailang) September 23, 2020
🙏🏽☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️ https://t.co/qXXQ1u8DUw
— Mukesh Chhabra CSA (@CastingChhabra) September 23, 2020
Only a week ago, several NSD alumni, including Bajpayee and Tailang, had tweeted a link to a crowdfunding page for the actor, who was in need of financial help to pay for his treatment. His wife had said the family had exhausted most of its savings on his treatment.