Mirzapur actor Shahnawaz Pradhan passes away at 56

Shahnawaz Pradhan passed away suddenly on Friday, February 17, after suffering a heart attack.  Shahnawaz, who is known for his work in Phantom, Raaes, Mirzapur, Tota Weds Maina and many others, was 56 years old. Minutes before his untimely demise, he complained of severe chest pain at the award function after which he fell unconscious. Shahnawaz was rushed to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital. However, the doctors couldn't save him.

 

Actor Yashpal Sharma shared an account of the evening where Shahnawaz apparently suffered a heart attack on Friday. He shared that Shahnawaz was taken to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital after he fell unconscious.

 

Sharing an account of what happened, the Gangaajal actor wrote on Instagram, “Today attended this program in Mumbai… Everything was going great… Ridz Dime Darrell ji’s and hundreds of artists were present but shortly after receiving the award our beloved artist Shahnawaz had an attack… The whole program stopped and with the help of the people and the doctor he was taken to the Kokilaben Hospital which was the closest but no one could save him and he passed away.”