Kushal Punjabi's demise last year shocked the industry. His family and friends could not believe a cheerful, fun-loving soul like him would die by suicide. Nivedita Basu, who is one of his closest friends in the industry, still can’t believe he is no more.

Recalling the fun guy that he was she said, "Kushal had worked with us in two-three shows of Balaji. He was in Kkusum, he was in Kasamh Se, that is the time when I got acquainted with him. But I got closer to him because we used to work out at the same gym. He was also my neighbour, he literally lived 200 metres away. I used to go to his house every second day to have food with uncle, aunty and his sister."