Ayushmann Khurrana to Rajkummar Rao, celebs mourn demise of Sameer Khakhar

Veteran actor Sameer Khakhar passed away on Wednesday at the age of 71 The news of the actors demise was confirmed by his brother Ganesh He informed that Sameer died due to multiple organ failureHe experienced some respiratory issues yesterday morning we called the doctor home and he asked to get him admitted So we took him to the hospital and he was admitted to the ICU He then had multiple organ failures and today at 430 am he passed away Ganesh saidAfter learning about the unfortunate event several Bollywood celebs took to their social media handles and mourned the demise of the late actorParineeti Chopra took to her Instagram account and shared a picture which she captioned An absolute legend and my favourite costar Your love wisdom and humour made Hasee Toh Phasee and Meri Pyari Bindu my most special Will never forget your laugh your straightfaced jokes and most importantly the invaluable life lessons Goodbye Sameer Sir will never forget youAyushmann Khurrana shared a picture in his stories and wrote RIP SameerKhakhar JIDirector duo Raj and DK shared a long note and wrote Khopdi from Nukkad had made such an impact on us as kids He was different and quirky He was inebriated but always spoke the truth Then decades later we read his interview where he mentioned how he longed to get back in front of the camera And we jumped to get him to do a cameo in Farzi The original elan and improv was intact With each take he tried to do something fun Just the outtakes were so hilarious We were lucky to have worked with this maverick actor even if for one day May his soul rest in peace Always in our hearts SameerKhakharRajkummar Rao wrote Rest in peace sirAlso ReadExclusive Heres what we know about Huma Qureshis next with Shreyas Talpade and Sunny SinghView this post on InstagramA post shared by Raj amp DK rajanddkActor Suzzane Bernet tweeted Hearing the sad news all the memories of shooting for Sanskaar Laxmi show with Sameer come rushing backGentlesweet soul sameerkhakharSameer Khakhars career spanned nearly four decades He rose to fame with his roles in TV shows Nukkad and Circus He was also featured in Shrimaan Shrimati and Adaalat He also played vital roles in films including Hasee Toh Phasee Jai Ho Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi More recently he was seen in the Shahid Kapoorstarrer OTT series FarziThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever