Peepli
Live
actor
Sitaram
Panchal
breathed
his
last
today
on
August
10,
2017
after
a
three-year
long
battle
with
kidney
and
lung
cancer.
He
was
54
years
old
and
had
just
celebrated
his
26th
wedding
anniversary
yesterday.
Sitaram
Panchal
made
his
Bollywood
debut
in
1994
with
the
movie
Bandit
Queen
and
he
was
also
seen
in
hit
movies
like
Slumdog
Millionaire,
Peepli
Live
and
The
Legend
Of
Bhagat
Singh.
Before
his
death,
he
had
posted
on
Facebook
asking
for
financial
help,
"Brothers,
please
help
me,
I
am
suffering
from
cancer,
your
actor
brother,
Sitaram
Panchal."
Family
Sitaram
Panchal
celebrated
his
26th
wedding
anniversary
yesterday
and
his
son
posted
this
picture
on
Facebook
with
the
caption,
"Happy
26th
anniversary
mom
and
dad."
A
relative
opened
up
about
his
death
by
saying,
"Sitaram
Panchal
passed
away
this
morning.
He
had
breathing
difficulties.
He
was
not
keeping
well
for
a
long
time."
Financial
Support
After
Sitaram
Panchal
had
asked
for
financial
support
for
his
treatment,
Cine
&
TV
Artistes
Association
said,
"It
pains
us
to
hear
the
suffering
of
our
esteemed
member
Shri
Sitaram
Panchal."
Assurance
Of
Financial
Aid
Cine
&
TV
Artistes
Association
also
said,
"We
assure
him
of
all
the
help
we
can
provide
to
him
in
his
hour
of
need
and
also
urge
all
of
you
to
open
your
hearts."
A
Helping
Hand
A
few
Bollywood
personalities
had
come
forward
and
provided
financial
support
for
Sitaram
Panchal's
treatment.