Famous Gujarati and Hindi film actor Amit Mistry, known for doing films like ‘Shor In The City, ‘Bey Yaar’ and Amazon Prime Video series ‘Bandish Bandits’, passed away on Friday morning due to cardiac arrest, his manager said.
The 47-year-old actor was with his mother in his Andheri residence when he took his last breath at around 9:30 am.
“He woke up, had his breakfast, and even exercised before he suffered a cardiac arrest. He was absolutely fit and fine. Amit had no underlining medical condition. It’s absolutely shocking news,” the actor’s manager Maharshi Desai said.
The actor was a well-known and prominent face in the Gujarati theatre industry.
He has worked in Hindi films like ‘Kya Kehna’, ‘Ek Chalis Ki Last Local’, especially his collaborations with filmmaker Raj-DK, including ‘99’, ‘Shor In The City’ and ‘A Gentleman’ that got him wider attention.
Mistry also earned critical acclaim in last year’s hit musical series ‘Bandish Bandits’ playing the role of musician Devendra Rathod, who sells his Devlin due to a shortage of funds in his family.
He has done popular TV shows like ‘Yeh Duniya Hai Rangeen’.
Mistry’s sudden death came as a shock to his colleagues and industry people.
“Brother Amit, can’t believe this that someone so full of life is no more. Keep spreading love the way you used to wherever you are,” actor Rajesh Tailang, who had starred alongside him in ‘Bandish Bandits’, tweeted.
Singer-actor Swanand Kirkire tweeted, “Amit Mistry? No…this is unbelievable. He was an amazing actor and a real happy soul.”
Actor Tisca Chopra also expressed shock. “Such a lovely guy, totally chill…deepest condolences to the family,” she wrote.
“This is terrible. Really terrible”, said director Hansal Mehta.
Text by: Sreyoshi Sil, IBTN9
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