Akshay Kumar expresses grief on sound technician Nimish Pilankar's demise at 29

Akshay Kumar took to his Twitter handle to express grief on rewned sound technician Nimish Pilankar's demise. Pilankar passed away due to high blood pressure causing a brain hemorrh. Pilankar worked on Akshay's film Housefull 4.

Akshay Kumar starrer Housefull 4's sound technician Nimish Pilankar dies at 29

Director and film critic Khalid Mohamed on his Facebook handle wrote: "SOUND TECHNICIAN, NIMISH PILANKAR, d 29, has passed away...of high blood pressure leading to brain haemorrh. Point is; does anyone care? Technicians contribute silently n immeasurably to Bollywood cinema. y work long hours coz y love cinema. Do y get sufficient credit or due recognition??? . N re r thousands of Nimishes out re, y derserve our concern n film industry’s care. tragic end of NIMISH is an eye-opener. I don’t have much hope for this, but want to shout out LOUD, that issue of neglected technicians should be addressed by film industry grandees...n fast. May i please request u to share this post n tweet if possible."

Pilanker's death triggered debate on social media over long working hours in film industry. Director and producer Mrunalinni Patil, Actor Vipin Sharma and ors also expressed ir condolences.