New Delhi: Marathi actress Abhilasha Patil succumbed to the complications of COVID-19 virus on Tuesday. The actor was in her early 40s and appeared in several Marathi and Hindi movies across her career. She is survived by her husband and their son.
Sanjay Kulkarni, Abhilasha Patil’s co-star from Zee Yuva daily soap BaapManus, confirmed the news about actor’s demise to The Indian Express. He said, “Last evening around six, I got a call from Jyoti Patil, who worked with us in BaapManus, about Abhilasha’s poor health. I learnt she had gone to Benaras where she got fever and on her return to Mumbai, she tested positive for coronavirus. I tried reaching out to her, but both of her numbers were switched off. Then around 8.30 pm, actor Anand Prabhu, who played our son on the same show, informed me about her demise. This has been so shocking because she had so much to achieve in life. She had plans. Abhilasha was kind-hearted and such a hardworking artiste. It’s a huge loss to the industry.”
Some of the movies she appeared in included the Bollywood movie Chhichhore, which featured the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput as the main lead. She also starred in Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Good Newwz and Malaal. The Marathi movies include Te Aath Diwas, Pipsi, Bayko Deta Ka Bayko, Prawaas and Tujha Majha Arrange Marriage.
Actor-director Shashank Udapurkar, who had collaborated with Abhilasha on Prawaas tweeted about her demise:
Too early, Abhilasha .. RIP?? https://t.co/l3W4wpDS2V
— Shashank Udapurkar (@SUdapurkar) May 6, 2021
