Mumbai: TV actor Kavi Kumar Azad(45), known for his role of Dr Hansraj Haathi in the popular sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma passed away today afternoon after he slipped into coma last night.

Azad was unwell and was admitted to Wokhardt Hospital at Mira Road. He suffered a heart attack. Apart from working on the small screen, Azad had also featured in a few films including Aamir Khan’s Mela and Funtoosh.

On June 28 this year, the cast and crew celebrated not the end of 2500 episodes but towards the show’s 5000th episode.

According to details available, a meeting was scheduled on the set today on completion of Taarak Mehta show’s 10 years. However unfortunate news arrived before the meeting.

The shoot of the show at Film City has been cancelled after the team learnt of this shocking news.

Kavi Kumar Azad had also acted in year 2000 film Mela.

(The video shows Kavi Kumar Azad attending an event in Ahmedabad in year 2014)

DeshGujarat