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Published 14:26 IST, November 24th 2020

Ashiesh Roy passes away: Munmun Dutta, Manoj Bajpayee and Hansal Mehta express their grief

Ashiesh Roy passes away at 55. Fans and his colleagues grieve the loss of the prolific television/film actor. Read all that they have to say right here.

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Netizens have begun expressing their grief upon Ashiesh Roy's death. Veteran television actor Ashiesh Roy took his last breath yesterday, on the 23rd of November. The Sasural Simar Ka actor was battling kidney-related ailments since May of this year when the all-India lockdown was in its infancy stages.

The actor had to deal with his fair share of financial troubles while being admitted into a hospital for dialysis later that month on May 14th. The actor was discharged nine days later because of his inability to pay his dues. The now-late actor managed to pay his outstanding and keep his treatment going. The monetary help came from the likes of Hansal Mehta and Bejoy Nambiar. 

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Upon learning about Ashiesh Roy's death, his fans and his peers from the entertainment industry took to social media to express their grief, condolences and pay respects to the actor’s long career and elaborate repertoire. 

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Here are some of those condolence messages:

Munmun Dutta

SOURCE: MUNMUN DUTTA INSTAGRAM

Ashiesh Roy Left for the Heavenly Abode... Patliputra Building No. 3 D Antim Yaatra after His Sister arrives from Calcutta... around 7:00pm...

Posted by Sooraj Thapar on Monday, November 23, 2020

In order to ask for assistance, the ailing actor made a request to his fans and colleagues to assist him financially. Shortly after which, Scam 1992 director Hansal Mehta, who fondly called Ashiesh Bond, tweeted the following in support of the artist.

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Here is the tweet:

Ashiesh Roy’s career spanned over two decades. He had been a part of various television shows and films during the 23 years that he was active in the entertainment industry. His filmography includes the likes of MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Raja Natwarlal. Ashiesh Roy also dubbed for well-known English films such as The Dark Knight, Man Of Steel and Guardians Of The Galaxy.

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Updated 14:26 IST, November 24th 2020