Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Feb 18: Shahnawaz Pradhan, best known for his appearance in the series Mirzapur and the movie Raees died on Friday after suffering a heart attack during an award function. The unfortunate incident was confirmed by actor Yashpal Sharma.
According to eyewitnesses Shahnawaz Pradhan complained of severe chest pain, fell unconscious and suffered a heart attack during the function and was rushed to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital. However, the doctors couldn’t save him.
Actor Yashpal Sharma, who was also present at the same event, took to social media and shared a heart breaking note on Instagram detailing the incident.
“Today I attended this program in Mumbai. Everything was going great. Hundreds of artists were present but shortly after receiving the award our beloved artist Shahnawaz had an attack.
“The whole program stopped with the help of the people and the doctor picked him up and took him to Kokilaben Hospital which was the closest but no one could save him and he passed away… May his soul rest in peace and courage to the family,” he added.
Rajesh Tailang, who worked with Pradhan in the Prime Video series Mirzapur, paid tribute to the actor in a Twitter post.
“Shahnawaz bhai aakhiri salaam!!! You were an amazing person and a great actor. Had a great time working with you in Mirzapur #purushram #mirzapur,” Tailang wrote.
Also, Cine And TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) body expressed condolences on the demise of Pradhan on their official Twitter handle and wrote that the last rites will be held on Saturday in Mazgaon at 12.30 pm.
Earlier, Pradhan has played character roles in films M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, Khuda Haafiz, Raees and Phantom; web series The Family Man and Hostages, and TV show Krishna and 24 among others.
