Doctor Hathi of famous serial 'Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chasmah' is no more

[Sam99]

Just saw a news and he was very funny actor in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. Idk if people know about this serial in pakistan but indians would definately know it. RIP

New Delhi: TV actor Kavi Kumar Azad, best-known for his role of Dr Hansraj Haathi in the popular comedy show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, died today after suffering a cardiac arrest, news agency IANS reports. Mr Azad was unwell and was admitted at Wokhardt Hospital in Mumbai. Asit Kumarr Modi, the producer of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, confirmed the news of the actor's death. "We are very sad to inform the loss of our senior actor Kavi Kumar Azad. He was playing the character of Dr Hathi in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. We lost him to a massive cardiac arrest today morning," Mr Modi said in a statement, IANS reported.

"He was an amazing actor and a very positive person. He truly loved the show and always came for the shoot even if he was not feeling well. He called today morning saying that he is not well and will not be able to come for shoot. And later we got the news that he passed away. We are all too numb to say anything," he added.

Apart from working in TV shows, Kavi Kumar Azad had also featured in films like Mela, starring Aamir Khan and Twinkle Khanna, and Funtoosh.

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is based on the column Duniya Ne Oondha Chashma, written by Gujarati playwright Taarak Mehta, who died last year in March.

Just a few days ago, team Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah had celebrated the completion of 2500 episodes. Dilip Joshi, Disha Vakani, Shailesh Lodha, Amit Bhatt and Neha Mehta headline the show's cast.
NDTV

 

[LongHorn]

RIP, yes, he was quite funny, and probably not that old as well, it was his weight which made him look older than what he was...

 

[TM Riddle]

The James Gandolfini curse strikes again.

 

[UN talkz]

RIP

Briiliant Actor

TMKOC is the only Indian serial of which i have watched more than 10 episodes

 

[Madplayer]

RIP

Briiliant Actor

TMKOC is the only Indian serial of which i have watched more than 10 episodes

I think i have watched over 100 episodes of this serial with my little cousins. A light hearted family comedy show. It is situational comedy so we can relate to some instances as well.

RIP to Dr. Hathi. A loss to the show.