Actor Rituraj Singh’s death on Tuesday left his colleagues and friends from Hindi showbiz industry in utter shock. Several actors including Hiten Tejwani, Nakuul Mehta and Anoop Soni visited the actor’s Mumbai home to pay last respects.
Rituraj has worked on several television shows in his career as an actor and been part of some films as well. His recent work included popular show Anupamaa.
Actors Arshad Warsi, Maria Goretti, Deepika Amin, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Jaswir Kaur and Gauri Pradhan were seen arriving at his Mumbai residence.
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Rituraj was hospitalised from the last 15 days and was being treated for pancreatic disease when he suffered a cardiac arrest.
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The actor’s death was mourned by several Bollywood actors as well, who have worked with him. The names included Varun Dhawan, Kajol, Hansal Mehta, Vivek Agnihotri and others.
Rituraj’s Anupamaa co-star Rupali Ganguly had penned an emotional note for the actor on social media. She shared pictures of his character Yashpal Dhillon and wrote, “Dear Rituraj Sir, It was an honour to share screen space with you … like an enthusiastic student getting to learn her favorite subject from a teacher who has taught many others , I was overjoyed … You said you had seen my work and yet I wanted to prove to you that I could earn my place in the frame standing next to one of the legends of television whom I had watched growing up … your all knowing smile after our scenes and your words of encouragement was like a report card to me … I was thrilled by your kind words … but there was so much more to learn Sir ….”
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Explaining the story behind the pictures she posted, Rupali wrote, “These pictures I had taken of you when you wore the chef cap … I was tardy in sending it to you … never thought these would be put up here as a remembrance….Your life stories ,quirky sense of humour, immense knowledge about world cinema and your talent shall always be remembered Thank you for being Yashpal Sir to my Anupamaa ..Thank you for the words that left an indelible mark. May you find peace.”
Rituraj is survived by wife and two children.
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