Bollywood actor Inder Kumar, who starred in Salman Khan's 'Wanted', died due to a massive heart attack in Mumbai today. Raveena Tandon, Riteish Deshmukh and several other celebs took to Twitter to express condolence
Inder Kumar passes away: Raveena Tandon, other celebs express shock
Inder Kumar. Pic/Yogen Shah
Bollywood actor Inder Kumar, who starred in Salman Khan's 'Wanted', died due to a massive heart attack in Mumbai today. Raveena Tandon, Riteish Deshmukh and several other celebs took to Twitter to express condolence.
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Here's what celebs tweeted:
Omg shocking news.worked with him in "khiladiyon ka khiladi" Too young to go.May his soul rest in peace.God give strength to his familyðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0095Âu00c2u0089 https://t.co/GMTvRdg6Gh
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) July 28, 2017
Too young to go, deeply saddened by the passing away of the actor #InderKumar - he always met with a smile. #RIP condolences to the family
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) July 28, 2017
Deeply saddened by untimely demise of #InderKumar. Have acted with him in few films. He was very simple, humble & a very committed actor.
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) July 28, 2017
Shocked & stunned to hear about #InderKumar's sudden demise. May his soul rest in peace!
— Karan Mehra (@realkaranmehra) July 28, 2017
Shocking news.. so sad. #InderKumar passes away. He was 43. #RIPInderKumar pic.twitter.com/mRJISFbatE
— Rannvijay singha (@RannvijaySingha) July 28, 2017
OMG.... Nooo.. That can't be true.. Too young to go.. Too soon.. I'm shocked.. https://t.co/JQIGpWkTZ5
— Dev Anand Burman (@AshishChowdhry) July 28, 2017
Got the news of demise of #InderKumar
— Anup Jalota (@anupjalota) July 28, 2017
May God give peace to the departed soul
& strength to Pallavi & little Svaana to bear this pain. ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0099Âu00c2u008f pic.twitter.com/hawX1FfPi2
Actor Omkar Kapoor, who worked with Kumar in the 1996 film, 'Masoom', says, "He was dedicated to his work and a genuine guy. It's unfortunate that he was battling a number of problems recently."
Inder Kumar with wife Pallavi
According to family sources, the actor suffered a heart attack at around 12:30 AM while he was at his residence in Four Bungalows, Andheri.
He will be cremated today at Yaari Road Shamshaan Bhoomi around 6 PM.
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Inder worked in several films and starred alongside Salman in 'Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye', 'Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge' and 'Wanted'.
He had also appeared in Ekta Kapoor's long-running TV soap 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' as Mihir Virani.
The actor hit headlines in 2014 when a model accused him of raping her on the pretext of giving her a role in a Bollywood movie.
Currently, he was working on a film titled, 'Phati Padi Hai Yaar'.
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In April 2014, Inder Kumar was arrested by the Versova police after a woman registered a FIR alleging that he had raped and assaulted her. He denied the allegations saying that he had a consensual relationship with the woman. Inder Kumar was later granted bail.
Inder is survived by daughter Khushi, whom he had with Sonal, and his second wife Pallavi. He was from Kolkata, but was born in Jaipur.