Dr Haathi of ‘Taarak Mehta...’ aka Kavi Kumar Azad Passes Away

The actor was unwell and succumbed to a heart attack.

Popular TV actor Kavi Kumar Azad, best known for his role of Dr Hansraj Haathi in the sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma, passed away from a heart attack on 9 July. He had reportedly slipped into a coma the night before.

According to media reports, Azad had been unwell and was admitted to Wokhardt Hospital at Mira Road, where he succumbed to a heart attack.

Azad, as Dr Hansraj Haathi, was an integral part of the very popular Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma. He also acted in films like Aamir Khan’s Mela and Funtoosh.

“We are very sad to inform the loss of our senior actor Kavi Kumar Azad. He was playing the character of Dr Hathi in ‘Taarak Mehta...’. We lost him to a massive cardiac arrest today morning,” Modi said in a statement to IANS. “He was an amazing actor and a very positive person. He truly loved the show and always came for the shoot even if he was not feeling well. He called today morning saying that he is not well and will not be able to come for shoot. And later we got the news that he passed away. We are all too numb to say anything,” he added. 

With inputs from IANS.