Popular actor Shahnawaz Pradhan passed away at the age of 56. Reportedly, he was rushed to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital but the doctors could not revive him. Shahnawaz breathed his last on Friday. The news of his demise was confirmed by actor Yashpal Sharma.
Rajesh Tailang, who has worked with Shahnawaz in Mirzapur, mourned his loss with an emotional note on Instagram which reads, "Shahnawaz bhai aakhiri salaam !!! Kya gazab ke zaheen insaan aur kitne behatar adaakar the aap. Mirzapur ke dauran kitna sundar waqt guzara aapke saath, Yaqeen nahin ho raha."
Yashpal Sharma too took to Instagram to explain how it all happened right in front of so many actors who were present there at the function. "Today attended this program in Mumbai... Everything was going great... Ridz Dime Darrell ji's and 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 early and taken to the car downstairs to Kokila Ben Hospital which was the closest but no one could save him and he passed away," he wrote on Instagram.
It is being said that the last rites of Shahnawaz Pradhan will be held on February 18.
Apart from Mirzapur, Shahnawaz is also known for featuring projects like Aurangzeb, Phantom and 24 among others.