Actor Shekhar Suman recently lost his mother. He informed his fans about the unfortunate news through his official social media accounts.

In an emotional note on Twitter, Shekhar mentioned that he feels 'orphaned and devastated.'

He wrote, "My beloved Mother whom I loved the most in this world left for her heavenly abode yday. I feel orphaned and devastated. Thank you, Ma for being there for all of us all the time. I will miss you till my last breath. Thank you all for your prayers and blessings. (sic)"

He had earlier shared a picture of his mother and informed that she was critical.

According to reports, Shekhar’s mother was a kidney transplant patient and had been critically ill for the past few days.

Shekhar's son, actor Adhyayan Suman is also quite heartbroken at his grandmom's demise.

He took to his Instagram account and wrote in his stories, "Our beloved Maa is at peace now. She was the strongest ever. Fought till her last breath. Only Prayers and Peace."

Earlier, Adhyayan, in a long Instagram post, revealed that his grandmother’s critically ill.

Last year, Shekhar Suman was in the headlines as he showed his solidarity with late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's family ever since the latter died on June 14. He even visited Sushant's family in Bihar.

On the other hand, Shekhar Suman has also been actively spreading awareness about COVID-19 through his social media and urging fans to be careful of fake WhatsApp forwards.