Published 09:12 IST, August 18th 2020

Nishikant Kamat's demise: R Madhavan pens heartwarming note for his 'captain'

Nishikant Kamat passed away in Hyderabad due to multiple organ failure on Aug 17. Remembering the director, R Madhavan posted a note and picture on Instagram.

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On August 17, film director Nishikant Kamat, d 50, passed away in a Hyderab hospital due to multiple organ failure, after battling liver cirrhosis for two years. Mourning his demise, Bollywood actor R Mhavan took to his Instagram handle to share a coll of unseen pictures, remembering director and his ‘positivity’. Take a look at picture shared:

In his caption, R Mhavan mitted to being ‘heartbroken’ and mentioned that he will always miss Nishikant’s positivity. ding to same, R Mhavan wrote ‘RIP finally and Farewell my captain’.

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Celebrities mourn Nishikant Kamat's demise

Soon after news about Nishikant Kamat's demise broke out, Bollywood actors expressed ir grief on social media and recalled ir fondest memories shared with director. Celebrities like John Abraham, Ajay Devgn, Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha, Sonali Bendre, Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar, Jacqueline Fernandez, Esha Gupta, Siddhant Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Mouni Roy, and Riteish Deshmukh mourned director's loss. MNS chief Raj Thackeray, too, mourned Nishikant Kamat's untimely demise on Twitter.

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In a statement on August 17, hospital said, "Mr Nishikant Kamat (50 years) was mitted to AIG Hospitals on 31st July 2020 with complaints 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."

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R Mhavan on professional front

Mhavan is currently having a packed schedule, as actor has a slew of interesting releases lined up for year. Currently, Mhavan will be seen in much-anticipated film, Nishabdham, with Anushka Shetty and Michael Msen. Helmed by Hemant Mhukar, Nishabdham follows story of Sakshi, who is an artist with speech impairment and Anthony who is a celebrity musician, as y come toger and what transpires into a beautiful story. actor also has Chanda Mama Door Ke and Sanam Yeh Wa Raha in his kitty.

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09:12 IST, August 18th 2020