'Dr Haathi' Kavi Kumar Azaad's Funeral To Take Place Today: TV Celebs Mourn Sudden Demise of the Star
His co-stars Dilip Joshi and Mandar Chandwadkar too are stunned with the news.
Kavi Kumar Azaad's sudden death has left the fans in a state of shock. Popularly known as Dr Hansraj Haathi in the show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (TMKOC), breathed his last after he suffered a heart attack. The actor complained of restlessness, the previous night and he was moved to Wockhardt Hospital at Mira Road. However, he was declared dead as they arrived to the hospital. The funeral is scheduled to be held be held at the Mira Road (East) Crematorium between 12.30-1.00 pm, opposite Joggers Park, reports spotboye.com. Several TV celebs will reportedly attend the funeral.
His sudden demise has left the team of TMKOC shattered. Azaad was supposed to shoot with the crew at the filmcity the immediate morning. However, he complained of uneasiness for which he took an off from shoot. The entire team is in the state of shock.
An official statement was issued by the show makers that reads as, "We are very sad to inform loss of our senior actor Kavi Kumar Azaad. He was playing the character of Dr Hathi in TMKOC. We lost him to a massive cardiac arrest today morning.
He was an amazing actor and a very positive person. He truly Loved the show and always came for the shoot even if he was not feeling well. He called today morning that he is not well and will not be able to come for shoot. And later we got the news that he passed away. We are all too numb to say anything."
His co-stars Dilip Joshi (who plays Jethalal Gada) and Mandar Chandwadkar (who plays Secretary Bhide) too are stunned with the news. Joshi, who is in London stated that he could not believe that Azaad is no more.
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