Actor Mithilesh Chaturvedi died at 68

Indian actor Mithilesh Chaturvedi died in Mumbai days after suffering a heart attack. He was 68. His son-in-law Ashish Chaturvedi confirmed the news by sharing a post on Facebook on Thursday morning, reports Hindustan Times.

He wrote in Hindi, “You were the best dad in the world. You showered love on me, not like a son-in-law but like a son. May God rest your soul in peace”

Veteran theatre actor Anil Rastogi, who worked with Mithilesh in several plays at Darpan Theatre Group in Lucknow also confirmed his death.

“He was admitted there for the last few days after a heart attack,” Anil told Hindustan Times. Filmmaker Hansal Mehta took to his Instagram Stories and shared the news. He dropped a picture of Mithilesh and wrote, “RIP Mithileshji.”

Mithilesh worked in several films including Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, Asoka, Ready, Mohalla Assi, and Krrish. He was also part of the web series including Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story.

He started his career with the film Bhai Bhai in 1997. He was also seen in Taal (1999), Fiza (2000), Aks (2001), Kisna: The Warrior Poet and Bunty Aur Babli (2005) among others.

He was also part of the television series Kayamat and Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka.