Veteran Odia television and film actor
Rabi Mishra
passed away today after suffering from a cardiac arrest. The 64-year-old actor complained of chest pain yesterday while shooting for a television serial, in which his character was portraying a scene of
heart attack
.
“Our shoot ended at 10 pm and around midnight, I got to know that his condition was not good. He was shooting for a scene where he is going through a heart attack. But in the serial, his character survives, while in reality, he succumbed to the heart attack,” said a grief-stricken
Lipsa Mishra, who plays the granddaughter of Mishra in this serial.
President of Odia cine artistes’ association,
Sritam Das informed that Mishra complained about the chest pain towards the end of the shooting. “But he thought it was due to gastric problem. He later visited the doctors and was rushed to a private hospital in the morning, where he passed away,” Das said, adding that he was a fantastic human being and
Ollywood
would miss such a talented actor and a thorough gentleman.
His sudden demise pained the industry and many from the film and television fraternity expressed their grief and paid condolences to the bereaved family members.
“Our very own talented senior actor Rabi Mishra is no more. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. You are one of the most precious book of our film library. May you rest in peace,” expressed
Anu Choudhury.
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