Sameer Sharma was last seen in Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke.
TV actor Sameer Sharma, last seen in the Star Plus show Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke, was found dead at his residence in Mumbai on Wednesday. The 44-year-old actorΒ was popular for his role in TV shows like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Left Right Left, Jyoti, Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon β Ek Baar Phir among others. He also starred in 2014 romantic drama Hasee Toh Phasee which had Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra in the lead roles.
“We have not found any suicide note at the spot. It seems to be a suicide case. It is suspected that he hanged himself two days back. We have sent the body for an autopsy,” Malad police station’s senior inspector George Fernandes told PTI.
Based on primary information, an Accidental Death Report (ADR) has been registered, Fernandes said, adding that further investigations are underway.
Sameer Sharma’s body was discovered by the building’s watchman, who peeped through the kitchen window. He then alerted members of the society who informed the police. Police rushed to the spot and took the actor to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.
“Efforts are on to get in touch with the family of the actor, who had been living alone since February,” a police official told PTI.
The news of Sameer Sharma’s death has left his friends and colleagues sad. Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra, who worked with Sameer in the movie Hasee Toh Phasee, condoled his death. “Really sad and unfortunate #RIPSameerSharma,” he wrote on Instagram.
Varun Dhawan, Mouni Roy, Esha Gupta, Gautam Rode and many others shared their condolences on social media.
(with inputs from PTI)
Actor Rahut Bhat tweeted, "Sameer sharma committed suicide but not many people talk about him, no talk of #Nepotism? No talk of is it a suicide or murder? No talk of various issues around an actor. Why??? Why?? Not big enough? So not worthy of politics?? Not interesting enough for news channels?"
Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke producer Rajan Shahi rememebered Sameer Sharma. His note read, "Deeply shocked to know about the untimely demise of Sameer, it is painful and sad news for all of us. My deepest condolences goes to the entire family members and wish God gives them strength in these difficult times. Though I have not interacted with him much, I always found him to be very well-spoken, articulate, kept to himself and was always extremely professional in his approach. Everyone in the unit had good words to speak about him. Today, I visited the sets of Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke to speak to all the actors and they were all extremely shocked. I understand that from the team that he was excited and happy about resuming shoot of Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke in August. So, its an extremely painful news for us, we all are praying for the departed soul and prayers for the family in these difficult times".
In a tweet, Satyajeet Dubey wrote, "In my 30 years of existence I’ve noticed this one particular thing. The kind, gentle, sensitive ones suffers the most. The opportunists, ruthless ones succeed more and how. No judgements, straight fact. The goal is to have all the qualities of the former & succeed come what may."
Asur actor Ridhi Dogra shared Satyajeet Dubey's post on Twitter and wrote along, "A beautiful soul walked amongst us. May you be at peace. This is precious @satyajeet_dubey."
Prasthanam actor Satyajeet Dubey wrote a long Facebook post where he shared a memory with Sameer Sharma. His emotional note read:
Rest in Peace Samir Sharma π I have a memory, an incident that i want to share with you all. I had bumped into him once at this bookstore that used to be in infinity mall called Landmark, i was 18, new in Mumbai. I recognised him from his television work. He smiled and i said ‘hi Sir’ He asked me ‘are you an actor?’ I said ‘yes’. Then he replied saying ‘there’s a tv production house called SphereOrigins across the road, they’re looking for a young boy like you for a tv show, why don’t you go and test for it?’ I said ‘thank you, i must’ & he said ‘all the best, hope you get it’ and we both went our ways. I immediately crossed the road, met the casting director, auditioned and got the part. It was nothing big, a 6 days job and i got paid 18k, but back then it was a big deal for me. It helped me sustain for one more month thanks to Samir. He didn’t know me at all. But he was gentle & kind to me, & gave me a direction. Years after that he worked on a film called Ittefaq where my sister was working as an assistant director & she spoke abt this actor very fondly, till this point I didn’t even know his name. Quite stupid of me, i know. Nevertheless finally i got to know his name & remembered him fondly for helping me out, guiding me or however you want to put it. Samir Sharma was a kind, gentle soul. I’ll always be grateful to him, will remember him with love and fondness. Today when i read about his passing away, all the memories, small little details of that brief meeting with Samir that was lost in some corner of my memory re-emerged. That’s the beauty of people like Samir, they touch you with their kindness & sensitivity. Thank you for making my life better with your existence. I don’t know much about Samir, but he’ll be alive in my heart and memories because of who he was, just through that one meeting he left this life long impact, helped me, taught me the importance of being kind and goodness. Gone too soon. Indebted to your soul, shall carry it forward by being kind and good, the way you were to me. Thank you Samir β€οΈ #SameerSharma
"RIP!!! #SameerSharma deepest condolences to the family ππ½ππ½ππ½Om Shanti..." actor Mugdha Godse shared via Twitter.
"You came home for a get together with a friend. You were affable, instantly likeable & had such a warm vibe. We spoke about my sister because you had worked with her in a tv show & then I sadly never met you. Would ask about you often though. R.I.P #SameerSharma . I’m speechless," actor Dipannita Sharma shared as she heard about Sameer Sharma's death.
"I hope they let you rest in peace Sameer Sharma," actor Kritika Kamra wrote on Twitter.
"Had worked with him..seriously I don’t know what to write ..May his soul rest in peace ππ" actor Hiten Tejwani shared as he mourned the death of actor Sameer Sharma.
Kaveri Priyam, who played Sameer Sharma's daughter in Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke shared, "He was a wonderful human being. We were really fond of him and he too loved everyone of us. He was a brilliant actor but very underrated. We will all miss him a lot. This news came as a shocker to all of us, we were just not prepared for it."
Gurmeet Chaudhary shared a couple of photos with Sameer Sharma and wrote on Twitter, "Goodbyes hurt the most, when the story was not finished....RIP #SameerSharma."
Anubhav Sinha took to Twitter and wrote, "Another actor kills himself. I hope our TV News media will have as much concern about him. I want to see. Meanwhile sane people, we need to watch out for our friends. Make that extra call just to say Hi. Time to hold hands."
"Sameer Sharma was always smiling. He had pleasant energy, he was calm and sorted. He's gone too soon. Jus can't believe it," actor Flora Saini shared with indianexpress.com.
The Kapil Sharma Show actor Kiku Sharda took to his Twitter account to share a photo of late actor Sameer Sharma and wrote, "Rest in peace brother ππ» #SameerSharma."
Actor Vatsal Sheth posted a photo with late actor Sameer Sharma. Along with the photo, he wrote, "Absolutely shocked to hear that Samir is no more...we used to chat about so many things...You always had a smile on your face...cant believe you are gone. RIP ππΌ #SamirSharma."
Actor Pooja Joshi, who played Sameer's wife in Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke is shocked to hear about the sudden demise of her co-actor. She told indianexpress.com, "It's really shocking news for me. As far as I know him, he was a thorough gentleman. Can't believe he took this step. May he rests in peace."
TV actor Kavita Kaushik shared on Twitter, "While the whole country is busy fighting each other's opinions over religion n politics, there are humans struggling to just survive, yet another actor ended his life , perhaps no one is genuinely listening and no one really cares unless it fulfills an agenda. R.i.p Sameer π"
"What is happening to people, why why why are they doing this .... Rest in peace brother π" TV actor Karanvir Bohra wrote on Twitter.