Chandrakant
Pandya,
who
played
the
role
of
Nishad
Raj
in
the
mythological
show
Ramayan,
passed
away
on
Thursday
(October
21).
He
was
72.
The
news
of
his
demise
was
shared
by
actress
Dipika
Chikhlia,
who
played
Sita
in
the
epic
show.
The
actress
took
to
her
Instagram
stories
to
share
a
picture
of
the
late
actor
and
pay
her
tribute.
She
wrote,
'#RIP
Chandrakant
Pandya
–
Nishad
Raj
of
Ramayan." It
has
been
reported
that
Chandrakant
was
suffering
from
many
health
ailments.
Sunil
Lahri
(Lakshman)
also
took
to
his
Instagram
account
to
offer
condolences
and
wrote,
"Ramayan
ke
Ek
Aur
kalakar
Nishad
Raj
ka
Abhinaya
Karne
Wale
kalakar
Chandrakant
Ji
Ab
Hamare
beech
Nahin
Rahe
Bhagwan
Unki
Atma
ko
Shanti
De.
Om
Shanti." Check
out
the
post
below:
Chandrakant
Pandya
is
best
remembered
for
playing
Lord
Rama's
childhood
friend
Nishad
Raj
in
Ramanand
Sagar's
Ramayan.
The
veteran
actor
has
also
featured
in
several
movies
including
Prem
Lagna,
Pyar
Ho
Gaya,
Parivaar
Na
Pankhi,
Hote
Hote
Pyar
Hogaya,
and
Chundadi
Ni
Laaj.
He
got
his
first
break
in
the
Gujarati
film
Kadu
Makrani
and
his
2017
release
includes
the
Gujarati
drama
movie
Samay
Chakra.
Chandrakant
was
also
known
for
his
friendship
with
Bollywood's
veteran
actor
Amjad
Khan.
They
both
had
completed
college
studies
together.
Since
childhood,
Chandrakant
was
interested
in
acting
and
he
got
a
chance
to
work
in
plays
with
actors
Upendra
Trivedi
and
Arvind
Trivedi.