Actor Nitesh Pandey, who played the role of Dheeraj Kumar in the top rated TV show ‘Anupamaa’, passed away due to a cardiac arrest at the age of 51.
Reports claim that the actor suffered a massive cardiac arrest late on Tuesday night in Igatpuri near Nashik. He instantly succumbed to the same.
Nitesh started his journey with theater in 1990. In 1995, he got the role of a detective in ‘Tejas’. He went on to work in serials like ‘Manzilein Apani Apani’, ‘Astitva…Ek Prem Kahani’, ‘Saaya’ and ‘Durgesh Nandini’.
In addition to television, he is also involved in cinema. His work in the National Award winning film ‘Khosla Ka Ghosla’ was widely appreciated. He also starred in ‘Om Shanti Om’ and ‘Badhaai Do’.
He also worked in the TV show ‘Pyar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyara Pyara’ and also runs an independent production house called Dream Castle Productions.
Last seen in ‘Anupamaa’ and ‘Pyar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyara Pyara’, Nitesh, who has been a popular face in the television industry for over two decades, hailed from Almora Kumaon in Uttarakhand.
He is now survived by his actress wife Arpita Pandey.
The two met on a TV show ‘Justajoo’ and got married in 2003.
Nitesh was earlier married to actress Ashwini Kalsekar.
