Mumbai: Mann Kee Awaaz: Pratigya fame Thakur Sajjan Singh and veteran actor Anupam Shyam (63) passes away on Monday in a Lifeline Hospital in Mumbai due to multiple organ failure. His friend and actor Yashpal Sharma told to the media that he was admitted to a Lifeline hospital in Mumbai due to kidney infection four days ago.

He was famous for his role in the TV serial Mann Kee Awaaz: Pratigya and appearances in films like Slumdog Millionaire and Bandit Queen. Anupam Shyam dead body brought to his residence, New Dindoshi, MHADA colony in the morning. The funeral will take place later in the day, he said.

He played different roles in films like Satya, Dil Se, Lagaan, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi and received critical acclaim for his role as Thakur Sajjan Singh on Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya, which aired in 2009 on Star Plus. He had recently resumed shooting for season two of his show Mann Ki Awaaz: Pratigya.