Nirmal Pandey passes away
19th February 2010 · 0 Comments
Critically-acclaimed actor Nirmal Pandey passed away yesterday from a heart attack. He is best known for his performances in Bandit Queen, Iss Raat Ki Subah Nahin and Godmother. Pandey was a graduate of the National School of Drama. He began his career as a theatre actor. He got his break in films with Shekhar Kapoor’s Bandit Queen. He portrayed a transvestite in Daayraa (1996) for which he won a Best Actress Valenti award in France. The Telugu movie Kedi, which released last week, was his last film.
While superstar Shah Rukh Khan says he would have loved to work more with Pandey, veteran actor Anupam Kher says he was fond of his “casual stance towards life”.”Will miss Nirmal Pandey. Great talent. May his soul rest in peace. Simple and a nice guy. Wonderfully quirky actor. Wish had worked with him more,” Shah Rukh posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Anupam Kher, who is also a theatre enthusiast, posted: “I’m so shocked and sad at the sudden death of Nirmal Pandey. He was a wonderful actor. I liked his casual stance towards life. Sad. RIP (rest in peace).”
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar says Pandey will always be remembered for his performances.”Nirmal Pandey, who was a great actor and gave some memorable performances, passed away. He will always be there in our hearts… May his soul rest in peace,” said Bhandarkar.
Riteish Deshmukh says “we lost a good actor” and Lara Dutta has offered “condolences and prayers to his family”.
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