Published 18:09 IST, August 17th 2020

Nishikant Kamath passes away: Nimrat Kaur, Randeep Hooda mourn his demise

Nishikant Kamath, 50, has died this afternoon. He was diagnosed with Liver Cirrhosis two years ago and was admitted to the hospital on July 31, 2020.

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Director Nishikant Kamat, kwn for his movies like Drishyam and Madaari, passed away today, on August , 2020, 17 at of 50. famous director was reportedly admitted to a private hospital in Hyderabad in month of July due to chronic liver disease. director was undergoing treatment for cirrhosis of liver after he suffered a relapse and was in critical condition. majority of fans and Bollywood celebs are taken aback in shock due to Nishikant’s death and have expressed that actor passed away too soon. Keep reading to kw more:

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Celebs reaction on Nishikant’s death

Airlift actor Nimrat Kaur took to her Twitter handle to express grief on director’s demise. actor wrote a heartfelt te. She also gave condolences to his family. Apart from this, Riteish Deshmukh , who starred in Mr Kamat's film Lai Bhaari wrote, "I will miss you my friend Nishikant Kamat. Rest in peace,". Moreover, Randeep Hooda also took to his Twitter handle to share his grief. Bollywood actor Mugdha Godse also took to Twitter to mourn loss of talented filmmaker. She wrote:
"Gone too soon RIP  #NishikantKamat A Pure Talent 
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 deepest condolences to family..." Take a look at tweets below:

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official statement from AIG hospital on Nishikant’s death:

“Mr. Nishikant Kamat (50 years, Male) was admitted to AIG Hospitals on July 31 2020 with complains of fever and excessive fatigue. It was diagsed that he was suffering from Liver Cirrhosis for past two years. Initially, we started antibiotics and supportive medications upon which Mr. Kamat showed improvement, but his condition soon deteriorated with progressive liver dysfunction and drowsiness. He was immediately shifted to ICU, where his general condition gradually declined. Since yesterday, he developed respiratory failure and hypotension. Despite maximum efforts from Hepatologists, Gastroenterologists, Pulmologists and Intensivists, his condition deteriorated eventually leading to multiple organ failure. Today, from afteron onwards his vital parameters started declining and at 1624 hrs he succumbed to his illness. Our condolences are with his family, friends and fans”.

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18:09 IST, August 17th 2020