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.
Speaking with ANI, Yashpal Sharma said, “I got to know that he’s no more. So we rushed here and found he was still breathing. The doctor later declared him dead. He was hospitalised for 4 days. He had high blood sugar and used to take injections during shooting of his last film.”
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Producer Ashoke Pandit also confirmed the news of Anupam Shyam’s death with a tweet on Sunday night. “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,” he said.
Sharma said Shyam breathed his last at the hospital amid the presence of his two brothers, Anurag and Kanchan. His body is still there in the hospital.
“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.
The actor who hails from Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh started his career in 1993. He is an alumnus of Bhartendu Academy of Dramatic Arts in Lucknow.
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. Anupam was last seen in Mann Kee Awaaz: Pratigya 2.
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Members of the entertainment industry including Ranvir Shorey, Rajan Shahi also expressed their condolences.