Actor Mohit Baghel who is best known for playing Amar Chaudhary in Salman Khan’s ‘Ready’, died of cancer. He was 26. Writer-director Raaj Shaandilyaa told PTI that the actor passed away on Saturday morning in his hometown Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
“He is gone too soon. He has been undergoing treatment for cancer in AIIMS hospital in Delhi since six months. I spoke to him last on 15th May and that time he was ok, he had started recovering. He stayed with his parents and elder brother in Mathura. I learnt about his demise from a common friend, who said he passed away today morning at his residence,” Raaj said.
Raaj, who has worked as a writer with Mohit in Comedy circus and Jabariya Jodi, said he wanted to cast Mohit in his directorial debut ‘Dream Girl’ (2019) but due to date issues they couldn’t work together on the film.
“He was such a talented actor. His comic timing was great. He had two films with him that time- Milan Talkies and Bunty Aur Babli 2- so we couldn’t work together on Dream Girl.
Mohit was also in films like Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami and Gali Galki Chor Hai.
Filmmaker Raaj Shaandilyaa took to his twitter to pen an emotionalnote. He worte, “Mohit, mere bhai itni jaldi kyat hi jaane ki? Maine tujhse kaha tha dekh tere liye saari industry ruk gayi hai. Jaldi theek hoke aaja, uske baad he sab kaam shuru karenge. Tu bahot achi acting karta hai. Agli film ke set pet era intezaar karunga… aur tujhe aana hi padega. Om Sai Ram.”
Jabariya Jodi co-star, Parineeti Chopra expressed her grief on the sudden demise of the actor. She wrote, “One of the nicesttt people to work with! Happy, positive and motivated always. Love you Mohit. RIP #JabariyaJodi
Sidharth Malhotra tweeted, “Really shocked to hear this news.. Mohit was such a young, happy, funny & talented guy.. we just shot a whole film together! Upsetting news, my prayers with his family.
Mohit Baghel started his career with the reality show Chhote Miyan. There, he was spotted by Salman Khan and became a part of his film in Ready (2011). He also worked with Parineeti Chopra and Siddharth Malhotra in Jabariya Jodi.
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