Actor Rajpal Yadav expressed his grief on the passing of veteran actor Sitaram Panchal, who has 54 years old.
‘Peepli Live’ fame Sitaram Panchal (54) passed away on Thursday morning after a three-year long battle with kidney and lung cancer.
Comedian actor Rajpal Yadav? expressed his grief on social media, he wrote, “Very saddened by the passing of my senior at NSD, colleague and friend, #SitaramPanchal .Bhagwan unki aatma ko shanti de.”
Sitaram Panchal, best known for his performance in Paan Singh Tomar and Peepli Live, died after a three-year-long battle against lung cancer. The actor was bed ridden for almost a year, had recently taken to his Facebook account asking for monetary help in order to afford proper treatment for kidney and lung cancer.
He wrote, “Brothers, please help me, I am suffering from cancer, your actor brother, Sitaram Panchal.”
Sitaram, who made his Bollywood debut in 1994 with ‘Bandit Queen’, was best known for his work in films like ‘Peepli Live’, ‘Paan Singh Tomar’, ‘The Legend of Bhagat Singh’ and ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.
The actor celebrated his twenty-sixth wedding anniversary yesterday. His son Rishabh Panchal and wife Uma Panchal had even shared a picture on Facebook.