Amit Mistrys death a blow for filmmaker duo Raj-DK

Actor Amit Mistry’s sudden death on Friday morning due to a cardiac arrest has left the film industry in shock. The character actor will be remembered for several memorable roles in films like ‘Ek Chaalis Ki Last Local’, Yamla Pagla Deewana’, and ‘Shor in the City.’

He was recently seen in 2020’s acclaimed musical web series ‘Bandish Bandit’ as Devendra Rathod. He was also known for his great camaraderie with filmmakers Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK. They worked successfully in films like ‘99’, ‘Shor In The City’ and ‘A Gentleman’ and were again working together for a periodic series.

Taking to Twitter, the filmmaker duo said, “Devastated that Amit Mistry is no more! He was very special to us!
Kuber (99), Tipu (SITC), Jignesh (A Gentleman), Prakhaand Pandit (current series)…in every script of ours, we subconsciously wrote a part for him. Heartbroken! Every time we write a script, he will be missed :(.”

Krishna DK is in pain after hearing the news.

“It’s terrible, terrible, terrible news. We are still processing this sudden development, “ he said and added, “We have done three films with him before and he was also a part of our current series that we are producing and which is directed by Rahi Anil Barve. Until just before this current lockdown, we were shooting with him”, reports Bollywood hungama.com.

The web series is helmed by ‘Tumbbad’ director Rahi Anil Barve and is reportedly titled ‘Ashwalinga’. It also stars Kunal Kemmu, Pankaj Tripathi, and Abhishek Banerjee.