Actress-anchor
and
entrepreneur
Mandira
Bedi's
husband
Raj
Kaushal
passed
away
on
Wednesday,
June
30,
after
a
heart
attack.
The
news
was
confirmed
to
The
Times
of
India
by
a
family
friend,
who
said,
"It
is
true,
he
suffered
a
cardiac
arrest
early
in
the
morning."
Actor
Rohit
Roy
also
confirmed
the
news
with
The
Indian
Express.
He
said,
"Raj
passed
away
this
morning,
around
4.30
am,
he
had
a
heart
attack.
He
was
at
home,
by
the
time
the
family
could
get
any
medical
help,
Raj
had
gone."
Soon
after
the
news
broke
out,
many
took
to
social
media
expressing
their
condolences
to
the
family.
Filmmaker
Onir
also
took
to
Twitter
to
share
fond
memories
of
Raj
Kaushal.
He
wrote,
"Gone
too
soon.
We
lost
Filmmaker
and
Producer
@rajkaushal1
this
morning.
Very
Sad.
He
was
one
of
the
producers
of
my
first
film
#MyBrotherNikhil.
One
of
those
few
who
believed
in
our
vision
and
supported
us.
Prayers
for
his
soul."
Shocked
to
hear
about
the
sad
demise
of
our
colleague
#RajKaushal
an
ace
filmmaker
due
to
massive
heart
attack
this
morning.
Our
heartfelt
condolences
to
his
wife
@mandybedi
for
this
huge
tragedy.
We
stand
by
you
&
your
entire
family
in
this
hour
of
crisis.
ॐ
शान्ति
!
🙏
pic.twitter.com/3UosodTS5B
Heard
the
terrible
news
about
@rajkaushal1
.
May
your
Jar
of
Hope
always
be
filled
in
the
afterlife
as
it
was
here.
I
will
miss
you
terribly.
Strength
to
the
family
and
friends.
Cannot
believe
#RajKaushal
isn’t
with
us
any
more
..
just
so
shocking.
My
hear
goes
out
to
@mandybedi
and
her
two
lovely
kids
#RIP
our
happy
smiling
Raj..
your
gentle
soul
will
be
missed
💔
Sanjay
Suri
who
had
worked
with
Raj
in
Pyaar
Mein
Kabhi
Kabhi
said
he
was
shocked
and
heartbroken
on
hearing
the
news.
He
said,
"My
friend's
gone
too
soon.
I
will
miss
him!
His
energy
was
magnetic,
his
enthusiasm
for
life
was
admirable
and
he
was
always
a
Yaaro
Ka
Yaar.
May
the
strength
be
with
all
who
knew
Raj.
My
heart
goes
out
to
Mandira,
his
lovely
children
and
all
his
friends
and
associates.
I
know
all
will
feel
his
loss
immensely.
Before
every
take
he
would
say,
"Energy" and
I
know
I
will
miss
his
Energy."
Mandira
and
Raj
got
married
in
1999
and
have
two
kids,
Tara
and
Vir.
Notably,
the
duo
had
welcomed
4-year-old
Tara
into
their
lives
just
last
year
in
July
through
adoption.
Mandira
had
shared
the
news
with
fans
through
an
Instagram
post
and
said,
"She
has
come
to
us,
Like
a
blessing
from
above,
Our
little
girl,
Tara.
Four
years
and
a
bit,
With
eyes
that
sparkle
like
stars,
Sister
to
her
Vir.
Welcoming
her
home,
With
open
arms
and
pure
love,
Grateful,
thankful,
blessed.
Tara
Bedi
Kaushal
became
a
part
of
our
family
on
28th
July
2020."
Raj
Kaushal
was
a
filmmaker
and
had
directed
and
/
or
produced
several
films
in
Bollywood,
including
Pyaar
Mein
Kabhi
Kabhi
(1999),
Shaadi
Ka
Laddoo
(2004)
and
My
Brother...Nikhil
(2005).
May
his
soul
rest
in
peace.