Year Ender 2021: It’s always saddening to know that some of our beloved celebrities are no longer with us, though their memories and on-screen avatars remain time immemorial. Here is a list of notable Bollywood actors who passed away in 2021.
Sidharth Shukla
Sidharth Shukla was an Indian actor, host and model who appeared in Hindi television and films. He was known for his roles in Broken But Beautiful 3, Balika Vadhu and Dil Se Dil Tak. He was the winner of reality show Bigg Boss 13.
Dilip Kumar
Yusuf Khan was one of the greatest and most iconic Indian film actors and a former Member of Parliament. He lives in Pali Hill in the Mumbai suburb of Bandra. Acclaimed throughout his career span of 54 years, he has won an unparalleled eight Filmfare Best Actor Awards.
Surekha Sikri
Surekha Sikri was an National Award-winning Indian theater, film and television actress. She is best known for Badhaai Ho (2018), for which she got immense recognition. Surekha died at the age of 75 due to cardiac arrest.
Amit Mistry
Amit Mistry was a popular movie actor, he died of a heart attack. He was 47 at the time of his death.
Bikramjeet Kanwarpal
Bikramjeet Kanwarpal was an Indian film Actor, who worked predominantly in Bollywood. Bikramjeet has worked in popular movies like Madha, Mar Javaan. Bikramjeet’s previous film to hit the theaters was Madha in the year 2020.
Rajiv Kapoor
Rajiv Kapoor was the younger brother of Randhir Kapoor and the late Rishi Kapoor, He passed away on February 9 due to cardiac arrest.
Raj Kaushal
Mandira Bedi’s husband Raj Kaushal died at 4:30 am on June 30 after he suffered a cardiac arrest. Jitu Savlani, a close friend of the family, when contacted, confirmed to ETimes, “It is true, he suffered a cardiac arrest early in the morning.” Raj Kaushal had directed films like ‘Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi’ and ‘Shaadi Ka Laddoo’. He had also called the shots for commercials. His last rites were performed by his wife and actress Mandira Bedi.
Rinku Singh Nikumbh
Actor Rinku Singh Nikumbh, known for her appearance in Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Dream Girl’, passed away due to COVID-19 complications at a hospital in Assam. She was 35. Nikumbh was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus on May 25 and initially she was under home quarantine but later admitted to Tezpur Medical College. She passed away on June 2. Her sister Chanda earlier told PTI, “After she tested positive she preferred home isolation. From May 25 to May 28, she had high fever. We immediately decided to admit her to the hospital. She was shifted to the ICU the next day. She told us she felt a lot of weakness. Besides, she had asthma and so she had breathing issues too. Her oxygen level dropped. She died on June 2 at 5 am in the morning.” She revealed that Nikumbh had taken the first jab of COVID-19 vaccine on May 7.
Abhilasha Patil
Abhilasha Patil, who had featured in several Bollywood films, passed away on May 4 after she tested positive for COVID-19. The 47-year-old actress had featured in Sushant Singh Rajput starrer ‘Chhichhore’ and was also a part of Bollywood hits like ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’ and Akshay Kumar-Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer ‘Good Newwz’. Abhilasha is survived by her mother, husband and son.
Shravan Rathod
Shravan Rathod of the music composer Nadeem-Shravan passed away on April 23. He was tested positive for COVID-19 and was reported to be in a critical condition. He was admitted to Raheja hospital in Mahim. The 66-year-old music composer tested positive after he and his wife came back from the Maha Kumbh Mela. Singer Udit Narayan confirmed the news and told BT, “Shravan bhai had gone to the Kumbh Mela recently and had called me from there saying, ‘I have come to the Kumbh Mela for the holy bath.’ I told him that he should’ve told me about this earlier and that I could have also gone with him. But after he got off the phone, I thought to myself that during the pandemic, why did he go there? He already had health issues, yet he went there. He did not listen to others and went there, and now he is no longer with us. May his soul rest in peace.”
Kishore Nandlaskar
Kishore Nandlaskar, a popular actor in Marathi and Bollywood industry, breathed his last on April 20. According to reports, Nandlaskar was admitted to a hospital in Thane after he contracted the coronavirus. He featured in Hindi films like ‘Simba’, ‘Vaastav’, ‘Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai’ and more. He is survived by his wife and three sons.
Anupam Shyam
Known for playing a negative role in tv serial Pratigya, Anupam Shyam Ojha was a veteran Indian film and television actor. He died on 8th August due to Kidney Failure. He was 63 years old.
Saranya Sasi
Saranya Sasi was a famous Malayalam and Tamil film actress. She also worked in many soap operas. She died on 9th August due to covid19 related complications. She was just 35 years old.
Chandrashekhar G. Vaidya
Ramayan Fame actor Chandrashekhar G. Vaidya was a Bollywood Filmmaker and actor. He died on 17th June at the age of 98 due to age-related illnesses.
Sriprada
Sriprada was a veteran actress who acted in Hindi and Bhojpuri Films. She died on 6th May at the age of 64.
Pandu
Known for playing comic roles in Tamil movies, Pandu was a film actor and graphic designer. He died on 6th May at the age of 74 due to Covid19 complications.
